Updates of Hall Renovation
While the hall is currently under renovations it is still available for rental!
-The Downeyville Hall Renovation Committee would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the Carroll Clan for pledging the funds to re-roof the Downeyville Hall and for offering their talents to provide the labour for this project. This is a tremendous boon to the renovation project. Since we have the funds to complete Phase 1 of the project - the new accessible entrance and washroom - and the Carrolls are looking after the new roof we can now concentrate on fundraising for the final phase of the project, the kitchen renovation. This will mean that once again we will be able to properly host or rent out the hall for events that involve food preparation. At present the kitchen can only be used as a servery which means that food cannot be prepared on site which is very restrictive and makes the offering of any meals more difficult. Our hats go off to the Carroll Clan, THANKS!!!
-Thanks to Allison Scott, we are the successful applicants for the Youth $10,000 ESDC Grant.
-The Downeyville Hall Renovation Committee was a successful applicant for a $100,000 Accessibility Grant from the Employment and Social Development Canada program. These funds will be used to make the new entrance totally accessible to everyone and to bring the handicapped washroom up to code. This means we have surpassed our fundraising goal for phase one of the renovations!We are very excited to begin the construction process. We are at the stage of getting the final detailed architectural drawings. We WILL be starting demolition of the existing entrance in the spring, as soon as the weather allows.Please spread the good word. Thanks to all. It is your ongoing and generous donations to the Downeyville Hall Renovation Fund that has made this possible.
