Donate/Plaques

Green Durham Association - View of tree canopy.
100% of your donations helps fund our efforts to improve the trails, encourage conservation and stewardship and protect our forests, farmlands and watersheds. We have no office, no overhead, no paid staff. Our primary costs include maintaining our website and appropriate liability insurance for our directors and our trail volunteers. We are proud to say that all the funds we raise go back into the land.

Green Durham Association is a Canadian registered charity #88669 9636 RR0001. We issue tax receipts for donations of $20 or more. If you donate through Canada Helps, a tax receipt is issued regardless of the amount donated.

Green Durham Association - Image of Trail Post plaque reading "And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul." John Muir. Photo by Roy Robinson.
A wonderful way to pay tribute to the ones you love or share your love of the outdoors is to sponsor a plaque on one of the many posts in the East Duffins Headwaters trail network.

For a donation of $250 or more, a high quality 5”x5” honorary plaque will be installed on an available post AND as an added bonus you receive a charitable donation slip for 100% of your contribution. To see which posts are still available for sponsorship look for a green dot on this map.

Green Durham Association - Image of the Plaque Post Map of 2024.

Plaque Posts Map

All funds raised through plaque sales go directly into GDA’s ongoing trail maintenance efforts.  See below for some of the messages other sponsors have chosen:

Lally Tucker: A Force of Nature
In Memory of Norm Erikson: He made a Difference
The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness – John Muir
For Hank the Tank who loved all he met on these trails, except the squirrels!
The Buckles family, human and canine. Long lovers of these trails.
Leave it all behind and get lost in the woods.
Dedicated to Terry Hart, an avid lover of photography and nature. Happy Trails!

Please email us at ac.mahrudneerg@ofni to inquire about sponsoring a post and include the following information with your payment:

  • name
  • email
  • the post you would like to sponsor
  • the message you would like to appear on the post (3 short lines maximum)
  • where we should mail the tax receipt.

If you have any questions please contact us via email at ac.mahrudneerg@ofni  Happy Trails!

Green Durham Association - Image of two people sitting on a GDA bench.
Sponsor a plaque on one of the 14 handmade locally sourced wood benches scattered throughout the East and West Duffins Headwaters trail networks. For a donation of $500 or more, a high quality 6” x 4” honorary plaque will be installed on the bench you choose AND as an added bonus you receive a charitable donation slip for 100% of your contribution. All funds raised through plaque sales go directly into GDA’s ongoing trail maintenance efforts.

Please email us at ac.mahrudneerg@ofni to inquire about sponsoring a bench and include the following information with your payment:

  • name
  • email
  • the location of the bench you would like to sponsor (what post is it close to, which property is it on)
  • the message you would like to appear on the bench (3 short lines maximum)
  • where we should mail the tax receipt.

If you have any questions please contact us via email at ac.mahrudneerg@ofni  Happy Trails!

We accept donations via e-transfer: ac.mahrudneerg@ofni

You can donate by cheque payable to: Green Durham Association
Mail it to: 2789 Concession 7 Uxbridge ON L9P 1R4

Green Durham Association is a Canadian registered charity #88669 9636 RR0001. We issue tax receipts for donations of $20 or more. If you donate through Canada Helps, a tax receipt is issued regardless of the amount donated.