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Show Centennial Catalogue will show you how to make a contribution by Christopher Smart Have you ever wanted to give something to the community but didn't know just how to do it? Well, the Park City Centennial Commission will soon make it a little easier for local citizens to beautify their town. At the July 12 City Council meeting, the council approved approv-ed $8,000 for the creation of a Centennial Gift Catalogue. According to Bettina Moench Dooley, who is producing the catalogue, the directory will allow Parkites to earmark monetary donations for specific projects. These might well be things that the City hasn't gotten around to in its annual budget, like flowers and trees for Main Street, a new baseball bat for the Recreation Department or donations toward a new basketball court. The point, Dooley said, is that donations towards specific civic projects can give residents a long-lasting feeling pf contribution. Paying taxes isn't quite the same thing, she said. Any donations made to the City through the catalogue are tax deductible, Dooley said. "Why give the money to Uncle Sam when you could give it to Park City?" I Individuals or groups can make donations toward any project in the catalogue simply by filling out a coupon in the book, Dooley said. It will also be possible to donate time rather than money to civic projects, she said. The catalogue will be out by Miner's Day on Sept. 3 and will be distributed as an insert in the Park Record. It will also be mailed to part-time Park City residents. Ten thousand copies will be printed. According to Dooley, other communities com-munities have been very successful with this idea. Baltimore, Maryland, raised $10 million, she said. Detroit, Michigan, collected donations of $300,000 for its parks and recreation system through a catalogue project, she added. "It's just a way of letting people know what the community needs," she said. On the 100th anniversary of Park City, locals may be compelled to give a present to the community, she added. Dooley is donating her time for the production of the catalogue. Great Ideas Marketing and Design, the Prospector Square firm for which she works, is also donating about $1,000 in employee time toward the production of the book, she said. I |