The Escondido Creek Conservancy Teams with Antique Stores for Fundraising

The Escondido Creek Conservancy (TECC) has teamed up with the Santa Ysabel General Store and Cover Your Assetts in Temecula to raise money for the Conservancy.  Vintage and collectible items are donated to TECC and consigned with the antique dealers. Vintage items include all categories dating from the early 1800’s through the 1970’s including; vintage clothing, kitchen and household items, western and Old California collectibles, garden/farm implements, books, furniture, costume and fine jewelry, glass and porcelain, paintings and prints, and many other areas of vintage collectibles.

The Santa Ysabel General Store is located in Santa Ysabel (near Julian) in the original General Store built in 1884.

 

 

"Key to The Escondido Creek Conservancy’s success has been the group’s ability to inspire donors to give, securing over $3.5 million in private contributions for land acquisition and stewardship around the creek. The Conservancy recently expanded its fundraising efforts, by forming a unique partnership with local antique dealers using vintage donations to build an enduring legacy. Antique and collectible furniture, tools, jewelry, books, and the like are donated to the Conservancy, which in turn consigns them with the antique dealers.

"Claudia Costanzo, a volunteer with the Conservancy who spearheaded this effort, is surprised by the outpouring of vintage donations they have received already. 'It’s a natural fit, where families can contribute pieces of cherished family history to preserve our community heritage.'”

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Please contact Claudia Costanzo, Fundraising Coordinator for TECC, to obtain more information regarding donations. TECC will provide a tax receipt for your donation. Claudia can be contacted directly at 760-744-0952.

Excerpt from the Spring 2005 Envirofinity Newsletter of The San Diego Foundation...

"One of the few year round creeks in San Diego County , Escondido Creek flows from the hills northeast of Escondido to the ocean at San Elijo Lagoon. In 1990, a group of citizens concerned about the deteriorating health of Escondido Creek started a conservancy to protect this unique community resource .

"Since then, the Conservancy, run solely by volunteers, has helped to protect over 1,000 acres of land in and around Escondido Creek. In one such effort, the Conservancy worked in partnership with the County, key policymakers, and an anonymous donor to acquire the 345 acre property of Adnan Derbas. Located between Lake Hodges and Harmony Grove, the property was originally slated for an 84-home development project. Now that the land is protected,the Conservancy is working with the County to rehabilitate and manage the land, which is home to nesting golden eagles and a variety of rare, native plants. Ideally, the property will be connected to a larger open space preserve, with trails connecting to the Elfin Forest Recreation Reserve and San Dieguito River Valley Park.


The Escondido Creek Conservancy
('TECC')

PO Box 460791
Escondido, CA 92046