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Foundations for the Future
project is about to
move into a phase of visible changes and the
inevitable, accompanying inconveniences for our
congregation, staff, Nursery School and Tot Drop
students, parents and teachers. As we await the final
P&Z approval for the major construction, we are moving
ahead with some significant repairs and improvements
to the Children’s Education wing. Making changes to the
CE wing are a little like trying to change a jet engine on
a 747 airplane while it is in flight! It requires planning,
choreography, patience and opportunistically using all
our school breaks. Safety is our utmost concern.
With that in mind, we anticipate utilizing the school
break between Christmas and New Year’s to replace
the windows in our CE wing. But removing the old
windows requires a very safe, state approved process
for lead abatement, which for everyone’s safety requires
that we close that part of the building. There may also
be times during that project when for safety reasons
we have to close other parts of our facility - most
likely the staff offices. Although the weeks leading up
to Christmas, including Christmas Eve, are busy and
joyous times for us, we also know that the week after
Christmas tends to be a pretty quiet time. So we ask
for your patience during this week if you find areas of
our building “closed” to the public. Just remember -
we are closing some doors so we can open some new
windows!
As we approach the end of 2013, we have a lot of new
beginnings to look forward to. We want to thank our
congregation and staff for their ongoing support and
prayers. We also want to thank our Building Committee
for the many hours of study and discernment they are
devoting to this project. And finally, we want to thank
our donors who are diligently fulfilling their pledges. As
of November 15th, we have received $8,095,587 or
60% of our pledges. If you have the means to make a
contribution now, it will go a long way to insuring we
have a firm financial foundation for our construction
project. And if you have not made a pledge but would
like to, please contact Dan Rosa, NPC Business Director
at 203-655-1451 or
.
All are
welcome on this journey to glorify God!
In His Name,
Dick and Jean Ann Bollman
Tom Taylor
Foundations for the Future Progress Team
FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
December 2013 Progress Report
