Making A Historic Difference – Part Two

So last week I warned you I was going to ask you for money. Well, this is it–brace yourselves.

We would really appreciate it if you donated money to our Making A Historic Difference campaign.

(That wasn’t so bad, was it?)

Our fundraising campaign

Thanks to our many generous supporters, we currently have $230,000 secured towards our $300,000 goal. The Jeffris Foundation granted us $100,000 for interior paint restoration, with the caveat that we must double-match that amount–that is, we need to raise $200,000 on our own to match their grant. Because we are owned by the City of Crawfordsville, the city has agreed to provide $30,000 for our efforts. Many private donors have given us $1,000 or more and will be honored with an engraved brick to be placed in front of the Carriage House. Lots of smaller donations have added up.

We’re getting close to reaching our goal–but the last few milestones always seem to be the hardest to reach.

If you are able to give and want to be a part of this exciting effort to restore and preserve Lew’s ornate interior decorations, won’t you consider making a donation to the Making A Historic Difference campaign?

Methods of donation

We’ve done our best to make the donation process as easy and painless as possible. You can donate from this blog post using your credit card. Our secure payments are processed through PayPal.
You can also donate by calling us at 765-362-5769 and providing your credit card information over the telephone.

Board Member Jerry Spillane was instrumental in helping us have a video created so you can learn more about the campaign. If you have four minutes, join me, Director Larry Paarlberg, and Jerry for a look around the Study.

It’s exciting to be so close to reaching our goal. We hope you’re excited too, and that you’ll be with us through the whole process of restoring the Study interior to Lew’s original vision.

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