Help us rebuild
On July 5, 2025, a flood destroyed three family homes, our family spice business, our barns, our livestock, and thirty-six years of work on Sandy Creek. We are rebuilding — elevated above the floodplain, powered by the sun, working with the creek instead of against it — as a place the whole community can use and learn from.
Where things stand. The Sandy Creek community and our extended family have already contributed $343,000 in donations, labor, and materials. Our family has committed $500,000 of our own funds. $600,000 remains — and that is the stretch your gift funds.
$843,000 secured $1,443,000 total rebuild
This bar tracks the whole rebuild, from every source — community donations, donated labor and materials, and our family's own commitment. Gifts made here through Gifted Dreamers fund the remaining $600,000.
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Construction progress, or the family on the property
What your gift builds
| Gift | What it funds |
|---|---|
| $50 | Native riparian plantings along the restored creek bank |
| $250 | A section of pollinator habitat — food and shelter for monarchs, native bees, and bats |
| $1,000 | Rainwater catchment components |
| $5,000 | Solar and battery storage capacity |
| $24,000 | The accessibility lift, in full — barrier-free access to an elevated home |
Other ways to give
By check
Payable to Gifted Dreamers, Inc.
Memo: Asher Acres
Email give@asheracres.org for the mailing address.
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Gifted Dreamers can receive DAF grants and appreciated securities. Email give@asheracres.org and we will send what your advisor needs.
About your donation
The Asher Acres rebuilding project is fiscally sponsored by Gifted Dreamers, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 39-3863796). Donations are made to Gifted Dreamers, which receives and administers them on behalf of the Asher Acres rebuilding project, and are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You will receive a receipt from Gifted Dreamers. Please consult your tax advisor about your own situation.
Donations support the rebuilding of Asher Acres as a living demonstration of resilient rural design: elevated flood-resistant construction, renewable energy and battery storage, rainwater harvesting, barrier-free accessibility, riparian and pollinator habitat restoration, and shared community gathering space.
What we promise you
Every contribution represents confidence in a shared vision, and we take that seriously. Supporters receive regular project updates, photographs, and honest reporting — on the setbacks as well as the milestones. You can read the running log any time on our updates page.
When the work is done, we would like to welcome you back to Asher Acres. Not for a ribbon cutting — for a seat at the table.