Gift Maine's Swedish Colony, Inc.

Maine’s Swedish Colony, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization so your gifts are tax deductible. You may donate gifts through our secure PayPal® account using your credit card. You are not required to have your own PayPal account.

	Enroll as a member in Maine's Swedish Colony, Inc. One-time $50.00 fee. (PayPal total will already be calculated)
	Pay annual $5.00 dues as a subscription through Paypal. Deducted automatically each year. (PayPal total will already be calculated)
	Pay lifetime $100.00 dues through PayPal to Maine's Swedish Colony, Inc. This one-time fee goes into the maintenance endowments fund.
	Donate additional gifts through Paypal. You may specify how your gift is to be used.

For those who are unfamiliar with PayPal, the process works something like this (varies with the type of payment):

1. Click the button "Donate" below (takes you to PayPal's secure site) Remember, you can cancel out of PayPal's site anytime by clicking the link: "Return to Maine's Swedish Colony, Inc." or by not completing all these steps.
2. Enter donation $ amount and click the button: "Update Total".  (if the amount is preset the total is prefigured)
3. Click the link: "Continue" under the heading: "Don't have a PayPal account?" (the link is not very obvious) This link takes you to the credit card information page. Don't "Log In" unless you have a PayPal account or want to create one. PayPal would like to have you create an account with them but it is not necessary for your transaction.
4. Enter credit card information and click the button: "Review Donation and Continue". This button takes you to the review page.
5. On the page: "please review your donation" you can specify how we are to use your donation. The are several other options as well. Finally, click the Button: "Donate $XX.XX USD Now" to complete the transaction.
6. Print a receipt for your records if you wish. Also, you will get an email receipt automatically.

You may also post your gifts to:

Maine's Swedish Colony, Inc.,
P.O. Box 50

New Sweden, ME 04762

Tack så mycket!

Thanks so much!

Help us with our ongoing projects

• Larsson/Ostlund Två Berättelse Log Hem och Farm (Larsson/Ostlund Two-Story Log Home and Farm) restoration.
• Lars Noaksson Smed och Träbearbetning Shop
  (Lars Noaksson Blacksmith and Woodworking Shop)
• Capitolium Skola och Presentaffär
  (Capitol One-Room School Museum and Giftshop)
• Cultural and educational programming

Contribute to items on our wish list

• Ostlund Farm
  • barn* (move historic barn to site or new structure)
  • brush removal, tree pruning
  • farm implement display area*
  • ice pond landscaping*
  • walking paths*
  • historic artifacts for house
  • repaint siding
  • repair potato house groundhog damage
• Capitol School
  • foundation drainage and repair*
  • furnace and electrical repair/upgrades
  • window repair or replacement (need 5 or 6 new storm windows built)
  • winterization/insulation (we must start heating through the winter to save the foundation and the building)
  • gift shop displays
  • activity shelter/covered outdoor area
• Blacksmith shop
• window repair/rehab
• siding preservation (apply stain)
• restore overhead belt drive in carpenter shop
• restore hand tools and forge
• Landscaping and gardens
  • picnic tables*
  • shade trees*
  • memorial gardens*
• Cultural programming
  • displays of building histories*
  • sponsor Swedish music and dancing*
  • sponsor Midsommar activities*
• Volunteering is the most needed gift.

*named gifts available