A gift to the Ohio Environmental Council's Sara J. Mielke Memorial Endowment Fund is a gift that grows over time-keeping the OEC's mission and action alive long after all of us are gone. Your gift is set aside-and each year the interest it earns becomes a gift from you, for Ohio's environment-forever.

The Endowment Fund is invested strategically to preserve forever its principal value. Interest earnings generated each year by the Endowment support OEC programs and operations. As our Endowment grows, it provides an expanding source of stable funding to help us weather the ups and downs of the economy. This helps keep the OEC strong and ensures that clean air and water will be enjoyed by generations to come.

The Ohio Environmental Council's Endowment Fund was created in memory of one of Ohio's most dedicated young environmentalists, Sara J. Mielke. Sara, the Ohio Environmental Council's late Program Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator, lost her life in a tragic car crash on April 21, 1999, while returning from an Earth Day event in northern Ohio. Sara lost her life in the line of duty-and the environmental community lost a great friend.

A gift of cash, stocks or bonds to the Sara J. Mielke Memorial Endowment Fund will help ensure that the vital work that Sara was so passionate about will continue for many years to come. Sara will be in our hearts always.and will continue to inspire our efforts.

Or mail a check made out to:
Sara J. Mielke Memorial Endowment Fund
Ohio Environmental Council
1207 Grandview Avenue, Suite 201
Columbus, Ohio 43212-3449

All gifts are 100% tax deductible.

Please call (614) 487-7506 to give now.