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You Can Help Make This Happen
Together we can make the dream of a new Tilton Library become a reality.
Your gift, through the Tilton Fund, is an investment in the future of the Deerfield region and those who call it home. There are many ways you can give…and all gifts are greatly needed and deeply appreciated! To read more about the project history and see more of the design, CLICK HERE. To make a donation, please click the PayPal button below. To make a multi-year pledge, please contact the library director for a pledge form.
Donations may be sent via PayPal:
THE COST: The project’s estimated cost is $12.3M.
THE FUNDING: The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) grant cuts that cost down to approximately $7.8M . The Tilton Fund’s capital campaign will decrease the amount the town must finance by $2M, bringing cost down to approx. $5.8M. And the library will get another state grant for being a LEED certified (energy efficient) design, in the amount of $100K.
FUNDRAISING STATUS:
The Tilton Fund has embarked on a capital campaign. To date, $1,269,212 – in gifts and committed pledges – has been raised toward the campaign’s $2 million goal. The Tilton Fund is also pursuing grant opportunities. These funds will further offset the cost of the project to Deerfield’s taxpayers. The more we raise, the less taxpayers have to pay! Scroll down to see how you can donate.
MANY THANKS TO OUR DONORS
(This is a partial listing of our donations. Please let us know if you don’t see your name listed.)
$100,000 and above
Barker Family Foundation
Deerfield Academy
Joseph Savage
Anonymous (1)
$50,000 and above
Lorraine Hart & Cheryl Patterson
Oakes Family Foundation
Elizabeth Odell
Satu Zoller & David Sharp
Anonymous (1)
$25,000 – $49,999
Bement School
Eaglebrook School
Greenfield Savings Bank
Nancy & Gary Maynard
Bette & Bob Schmitt
$10,000 – $24,999
Robert Bradbury
Friends of Tilton Library
Diane Kolakoski
Lisa & Jeff Peddar,
Kylie and Casey Kittredge
Nancy Sadoski
Deborah Shriver
Dora Walters
Anonymous (1)
$1,000 – $9,999
Ann Barker
Candace Bradbury-Carlin
Renie Clancy
Heidi Bauer-Clapp
Rachel Blain & Andrew Chase
James Cambias & Diane Kelly
Daniel & Susan Carmody
Julie Caswell & Richard Rogers
Deerfield Pickleball Group
Jeff Derose & Briana Taylor
Gina Deschaine-Stone
Lee & Richard Easton
Debbie Felton
First Church of Deerfield
Erica Francks
Greenfield Cooperative Bank
Pauline Grinnan
Kathryn Hayes
Erika Higgins Ross & Jon Ross
Tim Hilchey & Pat Ryan
Wayne & Mary Hioe
Judith Holmes & Sandra Gokey
Klimczak Family Trust
David Kolakoski
Andrea Leibson & Jack Wileden
Natasha Lowe
Tinka Lunt
Moira Megargee
Sherry Morgan
Kathy & Dennis O’Rourke
Ted and Carole Pennock
Pam & Reed Predmore
David Purington
Mark Scandling
Marjorie Shearer
Joanne Sherman
Thomas Schiff
Linda Sinapi & Catherine Carulli
John and Pam Stobierski
Sugarloaf Dental
Thayer Street Builders
Cynthia Von Flatern
Ann & John Wood
Sara Woodbury & Sid Siff
Anonymous (2)
$500 – $999
All States Materials Group Charitable Fund
at Community Fund of Western Massachusetts
Sara Becton Ardrey and Guy Ardrey
Arleen Carbone
Karen Fitzpatrick & Bill Collins
Scott Hunter
David Lamb
Dorothy Milne
Libby Post
Lynn Rubinstein & Joe Shoenfeld
Carolyn Shores Ness & Eric Ness
Jane Stein
M.A. & Alan Swedlund
Bonnie & Peter Telega
$10-499
Nancy & Gary Alan
Timothy & Karen Atherton
Abigail Backiel
Virginia Baker
Baker Family
Diane Baronas
Bernadette Bean
Lisa Berger
Cathy Bertinuson & Jon Oltman
Anne Bertinuson
Rep. Natalie Blais
The Bognolo-Rajballie Family
Laurie Boosahda
Lucinda & Wesley Brown
Katherine Burrill
Andrea Carlin
Julie Cavacco
Priscilla Chadwick
Louise Chartier
Ann Mary Cloutier & David Potter
Lynn & Fergus Clydesdale
John & Simone Coderre
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Conboy
Laurie Conlon
Elizabeth Conslick
Cynthia & Richard Corey
Kirsta Davey
Seth Deyshe
Karen Dodge
Leslie Dwight
Sara Elinoff-Acker
Lynne Esworthy
Mark Fabianowicz
Aaron Falbel
Kristen Farrell
Susan Fentin
Gail Fitzpatrick
Shirley & Dick Floyd
Nancy Fritz
Tamela Gaylor
Donna Gaylord
Vanessa Gieske
David & Jane Gilbert-Keith
Ava Gipps
Beth Girshman
Carol Gritz
Habitat Post & Beam
Susan Haff
Susan Handlen
Max Hartshorne
Megan Hayes-Golding
Lydia Hemphill
Russ & Elaine Higgins
John & Nancy Howell
Kaylan Hubbard
Kathleen Johnson
Mimi Kaplan
Patricia Karkut
Gary Karelis
Michelle Kofler
Ann Kurt
Nicole Lankowski
Sally Laubin-Jones
Karina Laurenitis
Catherine Lawless
Anthony Lechner
Andrea Leibson
Joan Levy
Tracy Levy
Jonathan & Melanie Lewis
Robert Linder
Alan & Edie Lipp
Sam Lipp
Sandra Lord
Kathleen Lowry
Linda MacGowan
Judith Markland
Vicki Martin
Denis & Al Mason
Janet McCracken
Deb and Jay McQuillan
James Merlin
Ellen Middents
Lisa Middents
Shirley Mietlicki-Floyd
Rachel Monette
Heather Montminy
Mary Moore
Irene Morrissey
Kathleen Muscari
My Worst Best Friend books
Marge Michalski & Frank Schwerin
Linda Neas & Roger Rhinehart
Valerie Niemann
Tim Neumann
Louise Nunn
Kate O’Brien, Class of 2032
Joseph O’Rourke
Barbara A. Ouellette
Susan & Gordon Parker
Wendy Peppercorn
Harold Pettersen
Annette & Barry Pfannebecker
Frances Plumer
Jean Pitman-Turner
Eleanor Podlesney
Pam Poggio
Robert Pondelli
Lou & Cindy Popoloski
David Pratt
Lisa Prolman
Kelly Puchalski
Lisa Prolman
Mary & Charles Rearick
Jean Reese
Sandra Reniszweski
Roger Rhinehart & Linda Neas
Richardson’s Candy Kitchen
Judith Rose
Vincent Russo
Lorraine Sanderson
Ken Schoen &
Schoen Trigere Family Trust
Jean Schwartz
Nanci Schwartz
Frank Schwerin & Marge Michakski
Rebecca Slate
Jim Smethurst & Carol Forney
Gabriel Smith
Sokoloski Landscaping
Judith Solsken
Elizabeth Sorenson
Kathleen Spooner
Steadfast Life Consulting
Kathleen Sullivan
Rachel & Donald Swicker
Kathleen Sylvester
Midori Tabery & Tony Cappabianca
Linda Tannenbaum
Penelope Tarasuk
Marie Thomas
Kristen Tiloma Baker
Florence Turchetti
Jean Turner
Cecilia VanDriesche
Susannah VanDriesche
John & Mary Ellen Warchol
Anne and Ken Weiss
John White
Irene Winkelbauer
Anne Weiss
Thomas Wolslegel
Mary Woodford
Tricia & Matthew Woods
Barbara Wroblewski
Analee Wulfkuhle
Deborah Yaffe
Linda Zayach
Anonymous (1)
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
You can help make this dream a reality by making a pledge or donation to the Capital Campaign. To make a donation, simply click the PayPal button below. To make a multi-year pledge, please contact the library director for a pledge form.
Donations may be sent via PayPal:
NOTE: When donating to the Capital Campaign through the Tilton Fund PayPal account, please note in the “special instructions” box that this is for the capital campaign. If mailing a check, please be sure to make the check out to The Tilton Fund, Inc., with a note that it is for the capital campaign. Thank you!
CURRENT & UPCOMING FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
(click each event link for more details):
Library Brew Hop – Until 4/30/25 purchase Punch Card tickets for 4 local breweries
Library Pizza Pass – Until 2/28/25 purchase Hillside Pizza gift cards to use at all locations
Benefit Concert – 3/30/25, 3-5pm Steven Santoro & String Quartet at Treehouse Brewing Company
The Tilton Library is a place of imagination, discovery, connectedness, and community. With your help, we can build this 21st Century Tilton Library which will serve the community for generations to come. Together, we can provide opportunities for people of all ages and all walks of life to gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to have a better quality of life, and provide the resources to bring people together to build and strengthen our community.
Thank you.
“Greenfield Savings Bank is proud to support the Tilton Library Capital Campaign.
The Tilton Library is creating an enhanced community treasure which will serve
future generations. I’m excited that the renovation will ensure that the library
meets the anticipated needs of the greater Deerfield community. Our region will
benefit from this beloved institution for years to come.”
– Thomas J. Meshako, CEO & President
