Whiteside Church Preservation Society (St. Patrick’s)
Module 3, P.O. Box7, Whiteside Road
Whiteside, Cape Breton,
Nova Scotia, B0E 1J0
FUNDRAISING APPEAL
St. Patrick’s Mission Church in Whiteside, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is in grave risk of being torn
down as a cost saving measure by the Diocese of Antigonish. Built in 1919 through the hard work
and personal sacrifice of our ancestors, this beautiful Catholic Church has served as an anchor in
the life of the community for almost 100 years. It has served as a faith foundation to our ancestors
bearing the names of Doyle, MacDonald, Cameron, King, Morgan, Shannon, Scanlan, McNamara,
Proctor, White, Walker, Cogswell, and others. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church is a place where
many members of area families have gathered to celebrate the most joyous occasions, and to come
to terms with the most difficult moments, in the life of this special community.
Out of respect for, and in celebration of, the memory of the deceased members of the Evanston,
Whiteside, Lower River, and Walkerville communities, many of whom lie at rest in the church
cemetery; The Preservation Society is seeking your financial help to save the church building
from destruction and to preserve it as a church.
To save St. Patrick’s Church, the friends of the church must provide for its financial well being.
Your donation will help to:
 put a new roof on the church (estimated cost:$27,000),
 address some needed window repairs (estimated cost: $3,000), and
 provide some modest operating funds for incidental annual church expenses
(estimated cost: $1,000 -$1,500 per year)
If you are able and interested to help save St. Patrick’s Mission Church from destruction through a
financial donation, please fill out the attached Donation Form and mail (or email) it with your
personal cheque to the Preservation Society at the address noted on the form.
We thank you in advance for your consideration of our request and for any financial support you
may be able to provide. May God be with you and your family!
Kindest Regards,
Karen Walker,
President
Whiteside Church Preservation Society (St. Patrick’s)
Executive Committee Members:
Brenda White (Whiteside, Cape Breton)
Frank Meagher (Whiteside, N.S.)
Barbara Malcolm (Antigonish, N.S.)
Marilyn Demers (Whiteside, N.S.)
Whiteside Church Preservation Society (St. Patrick’s)
DONATION FORM
1.0 YOUR DONATION INFORMATION
Your Name:
Your Mailing Address:
Your Email Address:
(Please Check ()One of the following Boxes)
Your Donation
*

Please
keep my donation amount anonymous.
Amount:
$________.____

My
donation
amount may be made public.

A. To Pay By Cheque:
Please forward your “cheque” and completed “Donation Form” to:
Whiteside Church Preservation Society, Module 3, P.O. Box 7 Whiteside Road, Whiteside,
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, B0E 1J0
B. To Pay By “Electronic funds Transfer”:
 eTransfer funds from your bank account directly to The Society via our East Coast
Credit Union, Port Hawkesbury, C.B., Branch, Account #___________________.
 Donation Form may also be emailed to stpatrickswhiteside@outlook.com or
sent by regular mail to the address noted under “A” above.
2.0 YOUR DONATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. May we say thank-you and recognize your name in any
________YES
Preservation Society newsletters, website, or other
communications to the community about the status of the
________NO
fundraising campaign or donor recognition?
2. If you are making a donation in memory of a deceased member of
the community, do you wish for their name to be recognized for
________YES
your donation in any Preservation Society newsletters, website, or
other communications to the community about the status of the
________NO
fundraising campaign or donor recognition?
3. Please provide below, the name(s) of persons for whom you are making this donation, if
applicable, and the reason for your recognition of each person, i.e. buried in the cemetery,
baptised/married in the church, former area resident/parishner, other special intention…..
Name of Person(s)
Reason for Recognition
1.
2.
(Signature)
(Date)
* The Whiteside Church Preservation Society has applied to Revenue Canada for Charitable
Organization status and will provide Income Tax receipts for any donations over $10.00, once
such charitable organization status is received.