HELP THE DEPOT RAISE $100GRAND!

HELPING US RAISE…

WHERE WE’VE BEEN

In January 2017, The Depot Jordan Valley Teen Center opened its doors to provide our community’s teens with a “Safe Place to BE and a Path to BECOME!” Over the past few years, the momentum of community support – both financially and with volunteers – has grown exponentially allowing us to grow operationally in the following ways, just to name a few:

• Expanded programming to four days per week
• Employing a full-time Director and three part-time Coordinators
• Providing a hot meal to our teens two days per week

MORE RECENTLY

Within the community, we have been a blessing in several AMAZING ways, including:

• Coordinated “OPERATION: Winter Gear” to provide winter clothes for 142 kids
• Coordinated a “Back-2-School Bash” to provide free haircuts, backpacks, and school supplies for 150+ kids
• Collaboration with several school districts to provide programming and mentoring to teens directly in the schools

WHERE WE’RE GOING

With the above foundation laid, we now look forward to increasing our services and programming in the following ways…

• Adding a third day per week where we provide another hot meal
• Increase mentoring, classroom presentations, and club collaborations with the East Jordan Schools
• Collaborate with outlier schools to provide programming-based field trips

It is absolutely incredible seeing the heavens open to provide these opportunities! And this is where we need your help. To continue the progress we’ve made and focus additional resources on the future, we are asking you to share in donating part of $100GRAND to help us achieve these goals.

Donation checks can be made payable and mailed to:

The Depot Teen Center
PO Box 283
East Jordan, MI 49727

The Depot Jordan Valley Teen Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Federal Tax ID# 36-4812633. No goods or services are received in consideration of this gift.

DONATION LEVELS

There are many facets of a train that make it successfully chug down the tracks, each equally working together to make it happen! While the donation levels below carry a variety of corresponding values, they are all essential in helping The Depot Train reach its destination!

STEAM LOCOMOTIVE  |  $25,000

The locomotive is the essential part of a steam train. It’s the railroad vehicle that provides the force to move the train.

ENGINEER  |  $15,000

A train engineer is responsible for driving the locomotive to its destination and adhering to the travel schedule. The engineer also monitors the steam pressure, fuel, and water in the locomotive.

PASSENGER CAR  |  $10,000

A passenger car is used to transport people. These cars can be outfitted and configured in various ways, depending on the duration of the journey. For example, some can be designed for dining or sleeping accommodations.

BOXCAR  |  $5,000

A boxcar is a type of freight car that’s enclosed on all sides and features sliding doors. They can carry a variety of freight (most commonly boxed goods).

CABOOSE  |  $2,500

The caboose is the final car on a freight train. It provides shelter for the crew members during the trip. Before the advancement of more advanced safety technology, the caboose was also used for observing problems at the rear of the train.

RAILROAD TRACK  |  $1,000

A railway track or railway line is a set of two parallel rows of long pieces of steel. They are used by trains to transport people and things from one place to another.

RAILROAD SPIKE  | $500

Railway spikes are an important part of railway fasteners as they secure the rails to the ties. Without the spikes, the train could derail off the tracks!

STEAM LOCOMOTIVE
$25,000

The locomotive is the essential part of a steam train. It’s the railroad vehicle that provides the force to move the train.

ENGINEER
$15,000

A train engineer is responsible for driving the locomotive to its destination and adhering to the travel schedule. The engineer also monitors the steam pressure, fuel, and water in the locomotive.

PASSENGER CAR
$10,000

A passenger car is used to transport people. These cars can be outfitted and configured in various ways, depending on the duration of the journey. For example, some can be designed for dining or sleeping accommodations.

BOXCAR
$5,000

A boxcar is a type of freight car that’s enclosed on all sides and features sliding doors. They can carry a variety of freight (most commonly boxed goods).

CABOOSE
$2,500

The caboose is the final car on a freight train. It provides shelter for the crew members during the trip. Before the advancement of more advanced safety technology, the caboose was also used for observing problems at the rear of the train.

RAILROAD TRACK
$1,000

A railway track or railway line is a set of two parallel rows of long pieces of steel. They are used by trains to transport people and things from one place to another.

RAILROAD SPIKE
$500

Railway spikes are an important part of railway fasteners as the secure the rails to the ties. Without the spikes, the train could derail off the tracks!