Cowichan Green Community’s “Communitree Building Beautification Fund”
C
owichan Green Community (CGC) went way out on a limb to purchase the old Phoenix Station Motor Inn. If you’ve taken a stroll along Duncan Street lately, you will see that the transformation has begun. The renovations will soon be underway.
building. We need help from the community to achieve this goal.” That’s where Sandy McPherson, loyal CGC supporter, stepped in. “We came up with the idea of starting a fundraising campaign to help paint the Phoenix. Entitled the Communitree Building Beautification Campaign, and slated to run to September 27, 2013, the first step is to erect a banner on the side of the building to show our progress. Henk Scholten, a local artist, helped to create the banner in the image of a tree – a ‘Communitree.’ As the building beautification fund grows, we will see the tree ‘leaf out’ in $100 and $500 increments. The fundraising goal is $50,000 which will cover the cost of the paint job, as well as awnings and signage. People who donate $100 or more can have their name on a leaf. We’re hoping to make the tree fully leaf out by the end of summer!”
to a project like this is different. We want to find a way that makes it easy for everybody to chip in, so we are also planning a garage sale, in September, the proceeds of which will be contributed to CGC’s Communitree Fund” The garage sale will be held the morning of Saturday, September 14 at the Phoenix. Check the CGC website for more details: www. cowichangreencommunity.org
Nadeane Nelson, Chair of CGC’s Fundraising Committee, clarified that all donations are welcome. “Everybody’s ability to contribute
For more information, please contact Judy at 250 7488506, or email at judy@ cowichangreencommunity.org.
If you would like to see the old pink and grey updated to something more vibrant, this is your chance to get involved. You can do your part to spruce up the area by contributing to the Communitree Building Beautification Fund. Hurry in to the CGC offices at 360 Duncan Street to buy or contribute to a leaf and help our team get the building painted before the fall rains begin! All donations are welcome!
“We are committed to revitalizing the exterior of the building, to make the Phoenix look and feel different than it has in the past,” explains CGC’s Executive Director, Judy Stafford. “However, our renovation budget could not stretch to cosmetic changes to the outside of the
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