To donate, click on a membership level below!

Membership Levels

Chautauqua Rails to Trails (CR2T) uses PayPal to process online membership renewals; an account with PayPal is not necessary. To purchase a membership, please click on the level below and follow PayPal’s instructions to complete the transaction.

• Individual- $25.00
• Family- $40.00
• Patron- $60.00
• Sustaining- $100.00
• Benefactor- $250.00
• Sponsor- $1,000.00
• Customized Donation

Good Soles: Chautauqua Rails to Trails Namesakes and Trailblazers Book

Donations can be made for Wendy Lewellen’s book, Good Soles: Chautauqua Rails to Trails Namesakes and Trailblazers. The publication highlights the lives of each of these folks and sheds insights into who they are and how they relate to Chautauqua County trail history. It also gives credit to the early impassioned trailblazers who worked so hard throughout the early 1990s and beyond. A history of the organization is included.

Choose one shipping address with each donation. If you want to have the book shipped somewhere other than your mailing address, please put this in the special instructions notes.

• 1 Good Soles: Chautauqua Rails to Trails Namesakes and Trailblazers Book
• 2 Good Soles: Chautauqua Rails to Trails Namesakes and Trailblazers Books
• 3 Good Soles: Chautauqua Rails to Trails Namesakes and Trailblazers Books
• 4 Good Soles: Chautauqua Rails to Trails Namesakes and Trailblazers Books

Benefits of Membership with CR2T

• Connect people with the natural world and provides outdoor recreation opportunities
• Educate children and adults in outdoor classrooms
• Increase the value of nearby homes
• Offer sanctuaries of calm to escape the stress of modern life
• Preserve biodiversity of plants and animals
• Preserve part of our local history
• Provide alternate transportation Routes

Why Join CR2T?

• You will be joining those who think making multi-use trails available is a worthwhile project
• You will be able to serve on committees which plan the trail projects
• You will be eligible to be elected to the CR2T Board of Directors
• You will receive Trackin’ the CR2T newsletter

Legacy Donations

Ways to Leave Your Legacy

CR2T provides safe, attractive trails for non motorized trail users. The trails wind through wetlands, pine forests, hardwood forests, pastures and vineyards. These trails provide public access offering trail users opportunities to observe the plants, animals and birds found in areas otherwise remote from highways and roads. Observing and learning about nature, about the history of the area and getting healthy physical exercise is what trail users can expect.

There are several ways that through your legacy you can help with CR2T’s vision to develop and connect a network of safe and accessible trails for all Chautauqua County families and visitors to the area.

A Bequest in Your Will

The simplest way to include the Chautauqua Rails to Trails in your planned giving is to write us into your will.
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The following is sample language that you can use: I give and bequeath to the Chautauqua Rails to Trails, PO Box 151, Mayville, NY, 14757-0151, _____% of my estate (or the sum of $_____, a specific piece of property, or asset) to be used as advised by the board of directors.

IRA, 401K, or Life Insurance Policy

Do you have an IRA, 401(k), life insurance policy, or any other assets not included in your will? If so, these are called non-probate assets, and you must plan your beneficiaries for them separately. If you’d like to do this on your own, simply include our full name and address when filling out your beneficiaries: Chautauqua Rails to Trails, PO Box 151, Mayville, NY, 14757-0151.

Donor-Advised Fund

If you are using a donor-advised fund for your annual giving, consider directing your fund administrator to designate Chautauqua Rails to Trails as the beneficiary of any remainder.

As a Contingent Beneficiary

If you have family members or friends that you plan on leaving your assets to, consider including the Chautauqua Rails to Trails as a contingent beneficiary. This ensures that, no matter what happens, your assets will end up protected and designated.

Let Us Know!

Have you already included a gift in your will or trust to us? We would love to thank you for your generosity! Please let us know by contacting us to ensure that we know your vision and goals.

Thank you for your support! Without members like you, our miles of trails would not be possible!