2007 NSC Fundraising Near Goal

November 12, 2007

The
group’s fundraising committee, led by Brenda Edwards, had collected 90 percent
of its 2007 goal by September, with three months left to secure the remaining
10 percent. The money raised has enabled the NSC to make significant progress
in the branding campaign for Genuine Stone™, as well as supporting the
Sustainability Committee on benchmarking studies and industry awareness
initiatives.
“We have been extremely pleased with the results of our fundraising campaign,”
Edwards said. “At this point, we are very close to our goal for 2007, and the
money we have secured has allowed us to move in directions to promote natural
stone and its benefits in ways we never would have been able to without the
generosity of our industry.”
The funds raised are distributed in the following way:
• 25 percent to sustainability
programs;
• 50 percent to branding efforts;
• 20 percent to industry promotion
initiatives; and
• 5 percent to administrative costs.
The NSC began by soliciting three-year pledges. The campaign was put in place
to bridge the gap until a more -permanent fundraising vehicle, such as a
check-off program, can be implemented.
In 2007, the majority of the following companies made three-year pledges to the
NSC: Bella Pietra; Building Stone Institute; Champlain Stone Ltd.; Cold Spring Granite
Co.; Colorado Flagstone Inc.; Connecticut Stone; Continental Cut Stone; Cumberland
Mountain Stone; Dakota Granite Co.; Delaware Quarries; Elberton Granite Association;
Gallegos Corporation; Granite & Marble Interiors; Granite Expo; Indiana Limestone
Co.; Indiana Limestone Institute; Luck Stone Corp.; Michaels Corp.; National Building
Granite Quarries Association; Natural Stone Alliance; North Carolina Granite Corp.;
Northwest Granite Manufacturers Association; Park Industries; Salado Quarry; Stone
AV USA; Stonecraft Inc.; Strid Marble & Granite Co.; Sturgis Materials Inc.;
Tennessee Marble Co.; TexaStone Quarries; Turner Bros.; US Stone Industries; and
WalkerZanger
The NSC fundraising committee consists of Edwards; Alex Bacharach (Stone World), John Mattke (Cold Spring
Granite Co.); Craig Kurvers (Park Industries); Chuck Monson (Dakota Granite);
and Rick Johnson (Indiana Limestone Co.).
For more information on the NSC and their fundraising efforts, visit www.genuinestone.org.