Registry

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

$12.695

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James "Ziggy" Ziegler was a great man, father, and husband, and a role model and grandfather to Morgan Jr. Although he cannot be with us on our wedding date, his legacy lives on in many ways, including in the Ziggy and Stella Ziegler Scholarship fund that was founded in his hometown of Billings, Montana in 2023 shortly after his passing. 

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Ziggy committed his life towards the service of others. Whether caring for his family, his service in the military, his patrons at the restaurant, his constituents through his public service, his service to Catholic Schools, his friends he ministered to in prison ministry, his dedication to anyone and everyone defined his character. His presence in our community was felt by all, from the highest of elected officials and business executives to the homeless and imprisoned. 

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When Ziggy and Stella moved to Billings in 1974, the Billings Catholic Schools became their family. They threw themselves into each fundraising event, volunteer opportunity, and attended every football and basketball game they could – a decades-long tradition he continued until his final days. Ziggy and Stella’s commitment to Catholic education did not only extend to his family. They paid tuition for numerous students over the years. For most, the student was one of their employees. When they asked, “Why don’t you send your kids to the Catholic schools,” the issue of tuition always came up. Ziggy and Stella graciously offered to help pay.

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DETAILS

To honor this legacy, Ziggy and Stella’s family established the Ziggy and Stella Ziegler Endowed Scholarship. This fund supports in-need students – at St. Francis K-8 Catholic School and Billings Central Catholic High School – with $2,000 scholarships to attend Billings Catholic Schools.

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CONTRIBUTIONS

We will ensure that 100% of profits are distributed to Ziggy and Stella Scholarship by:

- Direct payment to foundation

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BENEFITS FOR DONORS

- Direct financial assistance to the Billings Central Catholic community and its students.

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

$1.991

One (1) hectare of land was bought in the Zabaleta Sanctuary. THANK YOU SO MUCH.​

 

BENEFITS FOR DONORS

- Naming the land donated to TierrAmar through our wedding registry as NOWHERAL

- Donor certificate

- Open Invitation to visit the Sabaleta Sanctuary

- Annual progress report 

- HD photo of the sanctuary

*We will be sending all of you a mail soon

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LINKS

- Info: www.fundaciontierramar.org

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TierrAmar is a non-profit foundation (2013) that protects and restores marine and terrestrial ecosystems, while strengthening environmental education and promoting the generation of alternative income for marginalized communities.

 

It works with indigenous people, rural school students, fishermen and local farmers on the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Colombia and in several other inland departments.

 

The contribution raised here will go to the following project:

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Sabaleta Sanctuary

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Objective: acquire hectares of threatened tropical rainforest, located between the Farallones of Cali and the Pacific coast, which will be part of the ecological corridor of the TierrAmar natural reserve, which will protect its water resources, through conservation, environmental education and the generation of sustainable sources of income for local residents

(Wounaan Indians and Afro-descendants ) through regenerative tourism.

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DETAILS

Price per hectare (includes legalization & paperwork):

• COP: $7,513,000

• USD: $2,000 (fluctuates with exchange rate)

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​​​CONTRIBUTIONS

We will ensure that 100% of profits are distributed to Santuario Sabaleta by:

- Making payments directly to the foundation

- Providing a final report of the funds raised​​