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  • First Time Visitor
    • I am a Student
    • I am a Librarian
    • I am a Sherlockian
    • I am a Teacher, Librarian, or Part of a Children's Musem or Theater
  • About the Beacon Society (Newsletters, Bylaws, Meeting Minutes)
  • Sherlock's Spotlight Gazette
  • How to Support the Society
  • The Jan Stauber Grant
    • Apply for a Grant
    • Past Grant Awards
  • The Beacon Award
    • Apply for an Award
    • Past Award Winners
  • Junior Sherlockian Society
  • Joel Senter Essay Contest
    • Essay Contest -- Introduction & Copyright
    • Essay Contest -- Age Levels
      • Essay Contest -- 4th-6th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 7th-9th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 10th-12th Grade Form
    • Essay Contest -- Rules & Prizes
    • Essay Contest -- Resources
    • Essay Contest -- Submit
    • More about R. Joel Senter
    • Past Senter Essay Contest Winners
    • Who Was Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes
  • Library Display Project
  • Additional Resources for Educators/ Students by Age Group
    • Holmes for the Holidays
    • Beacon Booklist
    • Elementary School
    • Middle (Junior) School
    • High School
    • College / University
    • Library Programs
    • Any Age Group
  • Fortescue Scholarship Exams
  • Important Links for Sherlockians
  • Contact Our Officers / Committees
  • The Life & Times in Victorian London
  • The Puzzles of Sherlock Holmes
  • The 60 Stories of the Canon
  • Sherlockian E-Times Archives
  • Sherlockian Societies
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How to Support the Society


The Beacon Society is a 501(c)(3) organization that relies on the contributions of generous individuals in order to fund program development, web site upkeep, purchase of teaching materials for school-age children and the Beacon Award.
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Jan Stauber


​Note that contributions specifically to the Jan Stauber Grant Fund are matched up to a total of $1000 each year by Al Gregory, BSI, ASH. Please let the Beacon Bursar know if you are contributing to the Jan Stauber Grant by emailing him at rkitts@aol.com when you make your donation.
 



You can also make a gift to the memory or in honor of someone you know. When you donate, also email the Beacon Head Light (Chairman) at Head Light headlight_beaconsociety@yahoo.com and Richard Kitts at rkitts@aol.com, your name and address along with the name and address of the person or group who is being honored so we can express our thanks for your gift.
 
See our current LIST OF DONORS below and thank you for your generosity!
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Al Gregory, BSI, ASH
HOW TO SUPPORT THE SOCIETY
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The Beacon Society is a 501(c)(3) organization that relies on the contributions of generous individuals in order to fund program development, web site upkeep, purchase of teaching materials for school-age children and the Beacon Award.
 
See our current LIST OF DONORS below and thank you for your generosity!



DONATE THROUGH PAYPAL

In the comments field of PayPal, please indicate if you want your donation to go specifically to the Jan Stauber Grant.

PLEASE NOTE:
If you are using Firefox or Google Chrome, there are no issues with using PayPal... If you are using Internet Explorer, when you arrive at the Pay Screen in PayPal, the actual Pay Button may not appear in the frame of your screen... simply use the <tab> key and it will move to the Pay Button. 

If you prefer to donate by check, please make it out to "The Beacon Society" and indicate if you want it to go to the Jan Stauber Grant. Send it to the Beacon Bursar:
 
Richard J. Kitts

13 Cameron Ct.
Monroe Township, NJ 08831.

rkitts@aol.com
You can also purchase a lapel pin (image is at top of page), proclaiming your support of the Beacon society.  The pin depicts Sherlock Holmes glowing pipe silhouette with the society's website and Twitter/Tumblr address; diagonal with 1 inch sides, military clutch attachment
$10.00 (USD)
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We are so grateful to everyone who supports our efforts to educate students.

Beacon Society Donors -- 2022

$1,000 TO $4,999
Belanger Books, royalties from the sales of the following books: The Essential Sherlock Holmes, In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, The Irregular Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The New Adventures of Solar Pons, Sherlock Holmes is Everywhere, Sherlock Holmes of Baking Street and Sherlock Holmes: A Three-Pipe Christmas
The Goldie and David Blanksteen Foundation


$500 to $999
DeeDee Headings
​221bCon -- A Fan Con for all Things Sherlock Holmes

Robert J. Sharman

$200 to $499
​The Mycroft Holmes Society of Syracuse in memory of Sylvie McSwain

$100 to $199
Chris Zordan
Ed Weiss in memory of Joel Senter

​Eileen and Paul Hartnett


 




​$1 TO $99
Cindy Brown in memory of Joel Senter
​Eugene Taylor
John P Knud-Hansen, MD
Wayne Flynn

Richard Krisciunas
Anonymous
​Royalties from " About Sixty" c/o Chris Redmond

Evelyn Herzog



Click to see Past Donors to the Beacon Society (2014-2021)
We thank each individual and group for supporting our efforts !!
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  • Home
  • First Time Visitor
    • I am a Student
    • I am a Librarian
    • I am a Sherlockian
    • I am a Teacher, Librarian, or Part of a Children's Musem or Theater
  • About the Beacon Society (Newsletters, Bylaws, Meeting Minutes)
  • Sherlock's Spotlight Gazette
  • How to Support the Society
  • The Jan Stauber Grant
    • Apply for a Grant
    • Past Grant Awards
  • The Beacon Award
    • Apply for an Award
    • Past Award Winners
  • Junior Sherlockian Society
  • Joel Senter Essay Contest
    • Essay Contest -- Introduction & Copyright
    • Essay Contest -- Age Levels
      • Essay Contest -- 4th-6th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 7th-9th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 10th-12th Grade Form
    • Essay Contest -- Rules & Prizes
    • Essay Contest -- Resources
    • Essay Contest -- Submit
    • More about R. Joel Senter
    • Past Senter Essay Contest Winners
    • Who Was Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes
  • Library Display Project
  • Additional Resources for Educators/ Students by Age Group
    • Holmes for the Holidays
    • Beacon Booklist
    • Elementary School
    • Middle (Junior) School
    • High School
    • College / University
    • Library Programs
    • Any Age Group
  • Fortescue Scholarship Exams
  • Important Links for Sherlockians
  • Contact Our Officers / Committees
  • The Life & Times in Victorian London
  • The Puzzles of Sherlock Holmes
  • The 60 Stories of the Canon
  • Sherlockian E-Times Archives
  • Sherlockian Societies