Friends of the East Broad Top Restoration Fund Drive
(© 2002 John H. Coker, 20" x 14" image size)
(© 2005 Ted Rose Studio, 20" x 15" image size)
(© 2001 Ted Rose, 14" x 20" image size)
(© 1997 Frank Vietor, 12" x 20" image size)
(© 2004 FEBT, 15" x 21" image size)
(© 2006 Ted Rose Studio, 10" x 14" image size)
To mark this final year of our current campaign, we will provide one of the six full-color, authorized reproductions of original paintings featuring the East Broad Top Railroad shown above to acknowledge each contribution of $50 or more which we receive before August 31, 2008. Donors who elect this option should tell us which art reproduction they want.
Or win an East Broad Top Railroad original painting
Already have all of our art reproductions? Any donor who contributes $50 or more before August 31. 2008, may instead choose to receive one chance to win the original John H. Coker painting Leaving Robertsdale, Pennsylvania. This painting, produced by the artist especially for Friends of the East Broad Top, will be given away to some lucky winner on Saturday, October 11, 2008 (See below for more information about our raffle.) Donors who elect this option should tell us they want a Leaving Robertsdale raffle ticket.
Your contributions support restoration and development
The resources we obtain during this campaign will be used to support our restoration program, which currently incorporates work at Robertsdale and Rockhill Furnace; support improvements to our car restoration facility in the EBT paint shop building in Rockhill Furnace, where we restore and rehabilitate historic EBT cars and other equipment; support further development of our museum and its collections; and retire debt we assumed for the first phase of our rehabilitation of the old Robertsdale post office and to “bring home:” East Broad Top Railroad passenger cars 18 and 29.
For more information about the accomplishments and goals of our campaign, we invite you to visit our restoration page. All contributions (please make checks payable to Friends of the East Broad Top or FEBT) should be mailed to the following address:
Friends of the East Broad Top
Restoration Fund Treasurer
513 Shady Avenue, No. 12
Pittsburgh PA 15206
Friends of the East Broad Top Inc. is a 503(c)(3) non-profit educational and historical society dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the East Broad Top Railroad. Friends of the East Broad Top is not affiliated with the East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Co.
About Friends of the East Broad Top
Friends of the East Broad Top (FEBT) is a nonprofit corporation organized in 1983 by persons interested in the history, preservation, and restoration of the East Broad Top Railroad (EBT). FEBT's nonprofit, tax-exempt status was recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service in 1984 and 1986. Currently FEBT has approximately 850 members, who reside throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. In addition over 100 other individuals and organizations receive FEBT mailings on a reciprocal or complimentary basis.
Among its activities FEBT publishes a magazine devoted to the history and heritage of the EBT, operates a small museum at the EBT's former southern operating terminus, maintains an active restoration program, and engages in a variety of educational efforts designed to increase public knowledge of and support for the preservation and restoration of the EBT. FEBT is not affiliated with the East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company.
The Friends of the East Broad Top museum complex is located in Robertsdale, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The museum complex consists of two historic buildings on the west side of Robertsdale's Main Street (Pennsylvania Highway 913) at the crossing of the tracks of the East Broad Top Railroad: the EBT depot and the old post office. The focus of our museum is the employees of the railroad and their lives and work. Please consult our museum page for our museum's current operating schedule and directions to Robertsdale.
Tax deductibility of contributions
Each donation we receive will be acknowledged in writing by the treasurer of our restoration fund. Because our art reproductions have only nominal value, the entire contribution we receive from any donor who chooses to receive one of these art reproductions is eligible for treatment as a tax-deductible charitable contribution. Donors who elect to receive a raffle ticket for Leaving Robertsdale, Pennsvlvania, should note that the $10 value of the raffle ticket cannot be treated as a tax-deductible donation; the balance of their contributions is eligible for treatment as a tax-deductible charitable contribution. Refer to US Internal Revenue Service publication no. 526 Charitable Contributions or consult your tax advisor for more information.
Raffle for John H. Coker's Leaving Robertsdale, Pennsylvania
Contributors who choose to receive a raffle ticket for our October 11, 2008, drawing for the original painting Leaving Robertsdale, Pennsylvania, must complete and return the ticket stub with contact information before September 15, 2008. Additional raffle tickets will be sold during 2008 FEBT events. The winner of the raffle drawing does not have to be present to win. However, the winner must provide a valid tax identification number to FEBT and assumes complete responsibility for all taxes due. FEBT will retain the copyright and all reproduction rights for Leaving Robertsdale, Pennsvlvania.
Corporate matching of donations
Friends of the East Broad Top qualifies for matching donations from many employers. We will be happy to provide the necessary information if your employer has such a corporate program to match charitable donations made by its employees and retirees. In recent years, for example, we have received matching contributions from American Express, AT&T/SBC, Boeing, BP, Citigroup, Computer Associates, Coming, Exxon/Mobil, Honeywell International, IBM, Microsoft, National Starch and Chemical, Saint-Gobain, Thomson-West, Tyco, and Verizon.
Designated gifts and bequests
We will gladly discuss with you arrangements for donations or gifts you would like to dedicate to a particular FEBT project or program. Our legal advisor can also supply information about including FEBT in your will.
Our thanks to...
For the cooperation they have extended to us for the use of original paintings for our campaign we are grateful to artists John H. Coker, Ted Rose, and Frank Vietor; Polly Rose; and painting owners David E. Graff, Deane E. Mellander, James G. Mersereau, Rob Roy, and Rick C. Shoup; and the East Broad Top Railroad.
For more information
For more information about FEBT, our fund-raising campaign, our museum, our restoration and outreach programs, or membership, by browsing this web site. Membership information can also be obtained by contacting our membership office by e-mail at febt@aol.com or by telephone at (301) 482-1136.
