| A worthy cause mobilizes community members to right a wrong, take back their streets or save a treasured landmark. Sometimes "it takes a village." In Yuma, Arizona, home of the famed Yuma Territorial Prison, it takes a "chain gang." The Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area has created and will manage a campaign to bail out the Yuma Territorial Prison. |
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 The prison is on the list of 13 state parks Arizona officials have closed in response to budget cuts enacted late last year. The agency has stepped forward to operate the prison with the hope that the Yuma community will step forward in the next 60 days to match the pledged $50,000. |
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Yuma Territorial Prison Chain Gangs roll out fundraisers 79 ideas. 12 official Chain Gangs. 2,685 facebook members A group determines they would like to help save the prison in their own way. They might want to sell handmade art with depictions of the prison; hold a bake sale, create a fundraising event, or a door-to- door campaign. The group registers in the program, and receives an official endorsement and marketing materials to assist them in their efforts.
There may be more than 40 chains with 20 links, all holding a variety of fundraisers throughout the Yuma area. The Chain and the group that raises the most money by March 10, 2010 (the 3:10 to Yuma fundraising event at the prison) will receive a variety of prizes including annual passes and entrance fees to planned special events.
Click here to learn about the Chain Gang program and view the events calendar
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Learn the story about why Yuma needs to raise $50k and what happens next. We hope to answer your questions today and support your ideas to raise the funds necessary. While $50,000.00 is our goal, if funds are raised in excess of the $50,000.00, these funds will be used exclusively to further the mission of the prison including field trip programs for local schools and additional programming.
Learn More About The Program To Save The Territorial Prison
