Center Meeting House

Friday October 16, 2009 was a big day for the Center Meeting House as our application for additional funding from NH's Land and Community Heritage Iinvestment Program Authority(LCHIP) was delivered during the morning.  Literally weeks of data gathering, analysis, writing, and proposal production came to a close just hours in advance of the cut-off time.

Doug Whelan is seen here delivering the proposal in one of CMH's tote bags.  An original proposal along with seven copies and a CD which contains all of the proposal contents were just part of the requirements.  Dan Wolf, CMH Chairman, said that a favorable response from LCHIP would help the restoration project move foreward in a very positive way.

Bill Weiler who heads up the actual restoration and architectural part of the project has most of the analysis completed for the next phase of the restoration following the completion of the bell tower.  Whelan, who is in charge of fundraising, noted that the construction process always seems to be waiting for more money to be raised.

We are still expecting to see the belfry up and ready for seasonal bell ringing by December 1, 2009.  Be sure to come out for the lighting of the tree on December the 6th.  We hope to ring the bell at that time.  See Upcoming Events in the bar to the right for more details.