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AHB 40th Anniversary Lantern Campaign

Light 40 for 40 years.

Celebrate Arts & Humanities Bainbridge's 40th anniversary with a $40 lantern gift. Every lantern funds artist support, accessibility, and free public programming. Volunteers can also unlock one complimentary Lantern Lift after reaching 420 server-tracked volunteer points.

Anniversary Gift

$40

Raised

$175

Supporters

3

Now honoring

Anonymous

Jan 30, 2026$100

For future generations of storytellers.

View lantern wall

 

Add your lantern

Scan to submit a dedication and join the lantern wall.

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Opens the dedication form for paid gifts or Journey unlock redemption.

Lantern Studio

Create one continuous ritual: give, dedicate, release.

Choose a lantern gift here, then complete the official dedication in secure Givebutter checkout while the public wall continues to play below.

Current flow

1. Choose a lantern gift. 2. Enter the dedication in Givebutter. 3. Confirmed gifts appear on the memorial wall.

Lighting mode

Anniversary Lantern

Lights one dedication in honor of 40 years of arts and humanities.

Dedication path

Entered during checkout

"Your lantern name and dedication are collected in the secure Givebutter checkout."

Gift rail

$40

Hosted Givebutter checkout preloads the selected gift amount and collects the public lantern fields directly.

Release note

Published after review

Volunteer unlocks remain reviewable. Paid gifts appear after confirmed payment processing unless they are later rejected.

Lantern preview

Anniversary Lantern

Entered during checkout

$40

Now honoring

Entered during checkout

"Your lantern name and dedication are collected in the secure Givebutter checkout."

Secure rail

Donation checkout opens the hosted Givebutter campaign with the gift amount preselected.

Memorial wall

Confirmed paid gifts appear after processing. Rejected lanterns stay off the wall.

Dedication composer

Choose your gift, then complete the dedication in checkout.

Paid lantern dedications are now collected directly in secure Givebutter checkout. After payment processing, confirmed gifts appear on the wall with the full name and message you entered there.

Checking account status...

Dedication details are entered in the hosted Givebutter checkout, where the lantern campaign now collects the public name and message directly.

Checkout fields

Givebutter checkout will ask for:

  • Lantern name
  • Lantern message
  • Optional anonymous display choice

 

Lantern gift checkout

Paid dedications are completed in hosted Givebutter checkout.

Givebutter secured

Selected gift

$40

Lights one dedication in honor of 40 years of arts and humanities.

What this supports

Artist care, access, and free festival entry

Your donation helps carry the same values visible in the lantern wall: remembrance, hospitality, and community participation.

Hosted checkout

Enter the lantern name and message during secure checkout.

Givebutter now acts as the source of truth for paid dedications. Confirmed gifts appear on the wall after processing, using the public name and message entered there.

Open full Givebutter page

Send to your phone

Need to finish this from another device?

Scan the QR code to open the lantern studio directly on your phone while the memorial wall continues to play on the big screen.

Add your lantern

Scan to submit a dedication and join the lantern wall.

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Opens the dedication form for paid gifts or Journey unlock redemption.

1. Create

Choose the lantern gift.

Choose the gift tier here, then continue to hosted checkout for the public lantern details.

2. Verify

Complete the secure gift.

Givebutter collects the lantern name, message, and optional anonymous display choice directly in checkout.

3. Reveal

The full dedication unlocks.

Confirmed paid gifts appear on the wall after processing, and can be featured in the cinematic fundraiser display.

Need clarity?

Paid dedications are entered in hosted Givebutter checkout instead of being drafted on-site first.

If you are using a volunteer unlock, you can submit directly once your eligibility is confirmed.

Review volunteer unlock rules

Volunteer Lantern Lift

Server-tracked complimentary redemption

Complimentary lanterns now unlock from confirmed volunteer-point accumulation on the server. Sign in with your account to see your balance and redeem once you cross the threshold.

Volunteer redemption status

Checking account status

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Unlock threshold

420 confirmed volunteer points unlock one complimentary lantern.

Server tracked

Eligibility comes from Firestore reward balances generated from confirmed volunteer activity, not local browser storage.

One time per account

Each signed-in account can redeem one complimentary volunteer lantern.

Redeem here

Once unlocked, switch Step 2 to the volunteer redemption option and submit your dedication from this page.

Artist support

Performance fees, production support, and artist logistics.

Accessibility

Services and accommodations that keep programming open to all.

Free community access

Core event infrastructure that keeps festival entry free.

Where gifts go

Your lantern powers visible outcomes

Every contribution is mapped to real operating needs across artist support, access, and free community programming.

Artist + Production Support

$70

Lantern gifts directly fund performer honorariums, stage logistics, and technical support so programs stay artist-centered and professionally produced.

Accessible Public Experiences

$53

Campaign funding supports accessibility services and welcoming infrastructure that keep festival experiences open across age groups and abilities.

Free Community Access

$52

Lantern revenue helps underwrite free-entry moments so more families can participate without cost being a barrier.

Campaign arc

From dedication to finale release

1

Dedications collected

Supporters submit blessings, memories, and stories throughout the season.

2

Lantern wall published

Approved dedications go live in the digital sky and campaign wall.

3

Finale activation

Lantern gifts are recognized during closing-week storytelling moments.

4

Impact report published

Post-campaign updates show exactly how gifts were applied.

Lantern Wall

Approved dedications

Messages are moderated before publishing. Use the honor roll to pause with one dedication at a time while the wall continues drifting in the background.

Verified dedications

Campaign Finale

Final week push and lantern release moment

In the final stretch, we direct gifts to remaining artist, access, and production needs. Dedicatory messages and supporter acknowledgements are then woven into finale storytelling.

Priority 01

Close sponsor + gift gaps

Priority 02

Publish final lantern wall

Priority 03

Activate finale acknowledgements

After the Campaign

Transparency after the sky lights up

After campaign close, we publish how lantern gifts were applied and what outcomes were delivered for artists, volunteers, and community access.