Support Our Old Lady in 2022
Dear Friends of the Sakonnet Lighthouse
Standing tall and proud along the coastal shoreline, the Sakonnet Lighthouse has graced the vista of Sakonnet Point since 1884. Surviving everything from enduring summer heat and gentle breezes to the devastation and wrath of hurricanes in 1938 and 1954, she has persevered year in and year out for 138 years. A true testament to the U.S. Coast Guard (formerly the U.S. Lighthouse Service), the Haffenreffer Family and the Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse (FOSL), the Sakonnet Lighthouse now stands as a National Historic Landmark.
For all who visit and for all who live nearby, the Sakonnet Lighthouse has become one of the most enduring symbols of Little Compton. She is what binds us together across generations, geographies, cultures, and communities. She represents both our legacy and our future. Sakonnet Lighthouse was here long before we arrived and will remain long after we are gone - if we do the work to care for her.
As the primary source of support, the Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse plays an essential role in her survival, and we must continue to do the challenging work of stabilizing and rehabilitating Sakonnet Lighthouse. This feat is not to be taken for granted as her upkeep demands annual maintenance, as well as repair when weather and wear dictates. At this point, FOSL's annual maintenance costs for the lighthouse are equal to or in excess of what the Sakonnet Lighthouse cost to build 138 years ago.
Survival of lighthouses here and beyond our shores is most frequently in the hands of communities like ours that care enough to maintain them. The Sakonnet Lighthouse is blessed to have families and individuals like you that care enough to give - Thank you!
The FOSL Board of Directors looks primarily to our local community for support. As in previous years, 100% of your tax-deductible donation goes to the mission of preserving the Sakonnet Lighthouse. FOSL has no debt or overhead of any kind. FOSL consists strictly of volunteers working out of their homes, offices or on Little Cormorant Island.
If you would like to support FOSL with a tax-deductible donation, please send a check made payable to “Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse” at the address below or click HERE which will take you to our webpage where you may click the “PLEASE CLICK TO DONATE” button at the top of our landing page. We support credit cards and PayPal and you can make a one-time or monthly donation. It’s amazingly simple!
The FOSL Board thanks you and hopes you will participate with us in supporting Sakonnet Lighthouse's survival. May you and your families have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season and may Sakonnet winds be at your back in the New Year.
Sincerely - Benjamin G. Dawson, VP - Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse
Please send your tax-deductible gifts to:
Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse
P.O. Box 154
Little Compton, RI 02837
Standing tall and proud along the coastal shoreline, the Sakonnet Lighthouse has graced the vista of Sakonnet Point since 1884. Surviving everything from enduring summer heat and gentle breezes to the devastation and wrath of hurricanes in 1938 and 1954, she has persevered year in and year out for 138 years. A true testament to the U.S. Coast Guard (formerly the U.S. Lighthouse Service), the Haffenreffer Family and the Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse (FOSL), the Sakonnet Lighthouse now stands as a National Historic Landmark.
For all who visit and for all who live nearby, the Sakonnet Lighthouse has become one of the most enduring symbols of Little Compton. She is what binds us together across generations, geographies, cultures, and communities. She represents both our legacy and our future. Sakonnet Lighthouse was here long before we arrived and will remain long after we are gone - if we do the work to care for her.
As the primary source of support, the Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse plays an essential role in her survival, and we must continue to do the challenging work of stabilizing and rehabilitating Sakonnet Lighthouse. This feat is not to be taken for granted as her upkeep demands annual maintenance, as well as repair when weather and wear dictates. At this point, FOSL's annual maintenance costs for the lighthouse are equal to or in excess of what the Sakonnet Lighthouse cost to build 138 years ago.
Survival of lighthouses here and beyond our shores is most frequently in the hands of communities like ours that care enough to maintain them. The Sakonnet Lighthouse is blessed to have families and individuals like you that care enough to give - Thank you!
The FOSL Board of Directors looks primarily to our local community for support. As in previous years, 100% of your tax-deductible donation goes to the mission of preserving the Sakonnet Lighthouse. FOSL has no debt or overhead of any kind. FOSL consists strictly of volunteers working out of their homes, offices or on Little Cormorant Island.
If you would like to support FOSL with a tax-deductible donation, please send a check made payable to “Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse” at the address below or click HERE which will take you to our webpage where you may click the “PLEASE CLICK TO DONATE” button at the top of our landing page. We support credit cards and PayPal and you can make a one-time or monthly donation. It’s amazingly simple!
The FOSL Board thanks you and hopes you will participate with us in supporting Sakonnet Lighthouse's survival. May you and your families have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season and may Sakonnet winds be at your back in the New Year.
Sincerely - Benjamin G. Dawson, VP - Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse
Please send your tax-deductible gifts to:
Friends of Sakonnet Lighthouse
P.O. Box 154
Little Compton, RI 02837
