This item functions as a pledge to donate $10,000 for the Hunter Education, Community and Conservation Display Case housing an exquisite full body sika stag that holds a commanding position on the museum floor. Secured behind international quality museum glass, this display is bound to be one of the favourites for all visitors.
Important: By purchasing this item using the "Buy It Now" button for $100, you commit to making a full donation within 7 days. The full terms are below.
Significance of Display:
Support the Awareness, Education and Future of Hunting: Sponsor a Showcase of Tradition and Conservation
Displaying our magnificent full-body sika stag, this two panel glass display will showcase our commitment to our bush and forests, conservation projects, and hunter-led initiatives. We welcome you to sponsor this display and celebrate these magnificent creatures with us. We invite you to become the proud sponsor of an exhibit designed to celebrate hunting in our community. This exclusive display cabinet will serve as a central educational resource, enlightening visitors about the crucial work of hunting groups across New Zealand and the broader hunting sector, with a focus on game animal management and sustainability - a term called "hunter-led conservation and management".
Why Sponsor This Display?
- Educate and Inform: The display will provide vital information and promote awareness about sustainable hunting, and safe hunting practices, including firearms safety and education.
- Showcase Best Practices and Initiatives: Featuring information about the nationwide efforts of hunters and hunting groups and their commitment to ethical hunting and management of game animals, flora, and fauna, e.g. herd management, trapping, and volunteer-led initatives.
- Foster Community Ties: By illustrating hunter-led initatives this display will foster engagement with hunters, hunting organisations, government authorities, and conservation groups. The display will emphasize the importance of collaboration in improving hunting opportunities and effective herd management, which result in positive conservation outcomes.
Donor Recognition:
In recognition of your generous donation, you will receive an engraved plaque on the display dedicated to you, your business, or your family, an exclusive Svord knife only for major museum donors, and a commemorative gold-plated coin in a presentation box.
All donations are tax-free and tax-deductible, as the Heritage Museum is a charitable organisation.
How it works:
Click "Buy It Now" to make your pledge and secure this display and its related "Donor Recognition" Package. We will then contact you with a Donation Invoice/Tax Receipt, and you will deposit your donation (Account: 03-0502-0440671-000).
Failure to complete the donation or agree a timeframe for donation with the trustees (email office@deerstalkers.org.nz) will result in a relisting of this display. You will be sent a metallic coin for a $100 donation equal to the pledge amount.
Background to the Museum:
The NZDA Heritage Museum aims to be the first and only museum dedicated to preserving the history of big game hunting in New Zealand.
The Museum project was officially launched in 2000. After 24 years of painstaking volunteer curation, it is almost ready to open its doors to the public and share stories they have never heard before. The museum already has many visitors despite a lack of promotion. Visitors' reactions to the magnificent heads mounted on the walls are always a special experience. Adults and children alike stare wide-eyed at the trophies, and you can see them filled with wonder at the idea of these animals walking around the New Zealand bush.
When completed, the museum will also share the stories of each of these trophies and introduce people to how hunting has been a core part of New Zealand's evolution and the part that recreational hunters play in conservation.
The Museum is scheduled to open in June 2024, and in preparation, new cabinets have been installed, and new glass for the secure gun room has been ordered. This will allow people to see firearms behind protective museum glass in a context that highlights them as conservation tools, which is different from media portrayals of them in recent years.
Fundraiser
Although we are nearly at the opening date, some key costs, including IT infrastructure, cabinets, and security glass for the gunroom, need to be paid for.
As such, we are launching a fundraiser campaign to help cover the costs of this remarkable endeavour. The campaign offers a range of different options so everyone can contribute. They range from this listing for a $50 donation, where you receive a limited edition Heritage Coin, to $5000 for cabinet sponsors, for which you can see other listings, and $10,000 for a wall in the gun room.
Important note
This is a pledge for a more significant donation to be made via bank transfer. Please select this option and then bank transfer the donation sum. The bank account is provided in your receipt. This helps us avoid paying excessive fees to Shopify.
Additional Notes:
- All donations over $5 are tax deductible.
- Donation go to NZDA National Heritage Trust Inc, a registered charity.
- For donations over $50, please indicate the amount you wish to pledge at the time of payment, and we will issue you a further tax invoice for a direct bank funds transfer to avoid transaction fees.
Join Us: Every contribution helps preserve and share a pivotal aspect of New Zealand's hunting and shooting heritage. Visit our website at www.deerstalkers.org.nz and learn more about our efforts.
New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association National Heritage Trust Inc. | Registered Charitable Trust CC52453 | Est. 2000