Dear Friend of CES,
We have a message to deliver
to all who come to our
door: You are
welcome here, you belong here and we
want to help you move toward a future full of hope,
security and fulfillment.
As a supporter of CES and CES
Meals on Wheels, you are receiving this letter with a thank you and a
request. We are in the midst of updating
our facility in order to:
v bring the building into compliance with the American Disabilities Act by adding an elevator
and accessible restrooms;
v enable fresh food distribution to CES clients, and
frozen meal delivery to selected MOW clients, by installing a 2080 cubic foot
refrigerator/freezer;
v centralize food storage by creating a 2500 square foot
warehouse on the lower level;
v make office and work space more comfortable for
clients, volunteers and staff by installing central heating and air
conditioning;
v make the building safer by installing new wiring,
phones and a fire/security alarm system;
v give the building a fresh look by installing new
flooring and painting walls and ceilings – everywhere!
In
short, this update will enable us to focus more on clients, and less on holding
our ninety-year-old building together.
Many
have given of their time and resources in support of this project, above and
beyond normal giving. We have saved
thousands of dollars because of countless hours of donated time and truckloads
of donated materials. For this we are
blessed and we THANK YOU for your generosity and your caring spirit.
Now,
we are two-thirds of the way toward meeting our goal of paying for the
renovation. We have raised $494,000 of a
total anticipated cost of $660,000. This
means we have $166,000 to go. Will
you contribute $25, $50, $1000 or $5,000 to bring this project to completion? We hope and pray you will give an additional
gift to help us meet our goal.
We are in the midst of the SUMMER MATCH PROGRAM (a CES Board
Member has offered to match your gift to the construction project up to $65,000) – so please·
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go to www.cesmn.org and click on the “Donate” link to give on-line.
Thank you for your
contributions, prayers and support – past, present and future! May God bless
and keep us all.
Sincerely,
