First Aid Campaign Initiated

The board of directors has determined that there is a serious maintenance need at the hall that needs our immediate attention. We have been reluctant to mount any kind of public fundraising campaign because we were hopeful that the capital campaign was not too far off and that appealing to the general public would be left until that time.

Unfortunately the climate for government funding is not positive for our type of project in the immediate future. This leaves us no option other than to protect our heritage building for the present while awaiting the green light from public funding sources. This maintenance work will consist of the following.

• reshingle the east facing roof of the main hall. It is very porous however the contractor, Rafes Construction, has assessed that there is no rot to contend with at this point.
• replace two sections of sill that are showing signs of significant deterioration. This work will support future development
• continue restorative treatment of the exterior siding by scraping and painting. We anticipate restoring the original colours, ivory and clay.

We estimate that we need to raise in the vicinity of $10,000. We do have a healthy level of funds in our capital account thanks to generous donations from, RMA Tourism, Dick Lemon and NS Heritage Trust. Of course it is important to us to maximize the effectiveness of your donation and all funds raised from individuals. These raised funds are worth their weight in gold as they can help lever funds from other public sources. Please be confident that we will do our best to maximize the value of your contribution.

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