1846 Blodgett House - Support the Cause

There are many ways you can support the cause and help to realize the vision of preserving the 1846 Blodgett House along with our valuable cultural heritage.

> Help spread the word - inform your friends and neighbors
> Work toward our financial goals - join our fundraising effort
> Volunteer with "Sweat Equity" - pound, hammer, lift and dig
> Donate professional "In-kind" services

Fundraising:
A big next step
Your individual contribution
will be matched, dollar-for-dollar
The move and renovation of the 1846 Blodgett House is dependent on contributions from the community. In order to continue our progress, we need to continue fundraising efforts for exterior renovation. Please help preserve our heritage by making a contribution now. New individual contributions will now be doubled, dollar-for-dollar, through generous matching grants.

Companies and
builders can help
with services
Companies can help with renovation of the Blodgett House by contributing materials and services. We need carpentry work, roofing, windows, painting, brickwork, landscaping, port-potty, exterior siding, and most of the other work you would expect on a construction project. Whether you contribute all or part of a job, labor, and or materials, you can make a huge difference. Click here to see our "In-kind wish list "

Volunteers wanted for Blodgett House projects
The next few months will be a busy time for the Blodgett project, and DGHPC will need all the help we can get. Preparations for the big move and exterior restoration are getting underway and there will be plenty of opportunity to help out. In addition, we have been selected to partner with the Village for the Heritage Concert, so we can use your help putting up posters, selling tickets, staffing the concert and helping out with odds and ends. To find out more and/or volunteer, click here to drop us an email

If you would like to make a financial donation,
please make your check payable to "1846 Blodgett House"
and send your contribution to:

1846 Blodgett House
PO Box 422
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Your donation is deductible to the extent allowed by law.
The Downers Grove Heritage Preservation Corporation
(dba 1846 Blodgett House) is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation
that is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service
as a tax-exempt charitable and educational organization
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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