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Letter from the Director
Maintaining the buildings, equipment, and grounds of the Gibson Center is a constant endeavor that is one of our major expenses. I’m excited to report we are very close to finishing the replacement of our HVAC system. If you have been in the building recently, you know the system is pumping out a tremendous amount of cool air, which feels great through these hot days! Thank you to the staff and public for your patience through this process. Thank you to the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) for funding 85% of the project. Thanks to my friend and colleague Marianne Jackson who wrote the grant to make it happen. The CDFA grant will also fund new windows as well as the demolition and reconstruction of the activity room entry way.
Other major building projects on the horizon include a new roof for the dining room, which is now 25 years old, new carpeting for the dining room, new vinyl siding and repointing the chimneys.
We recently were awarded a $10,615 grant from the Cogswell Benevolent Trust to purchase a new tilting kettle for our kitchen. This essential piece of equipment is used in numerous meals per month. Our current kettle is 25 years old and is showing its age. Professional restaurant equipment is very expensive! We look forward to getting our new kettle up and running soon.
Grants are an important piece to our fundraising puzzle. We are grateful to the various foundations and corporations who have awarded us funds on so many occasions over the years. Their gifts are an endorsement of our mission. We look forward to partnering with them in the years to come.