Behind the Scenes
Update on the Grace Fitness Center
In February we experienced what may be the best single month of fundraising in school history. At its conclusion, the Fitness Center Fund stood at almost $120,000. This included what we started with ($33K+), what was raised ($50K+) and the generous matching gift ($35K).
Actually, three things have been happening. First, $25,000 of the money raised in February was in the form of pledges. Since then, $16,000 of that pledged money has been turned in. There are less than ten pledges outstanding, totalling about $9,000. Most of that amount is on schedule to be turned in through the rest of the school year and into the summer.
Second, over $5000 more has been given in both cash and new pledges. So our new balance is just under $125,000, as people continue to give. Finally, contacts are being made and private meetings held with potential donors who have the capacity to move this project forward.
The Grace Fitness Center will, no doubt, have a tremendous impact on the students, athletes and adults who comprise our Grace community. So we would ask first that you continue to pray that God will bless these efforts to move this project ahead, that you would consider giving if you have not done so yet, and that you would give us referrals to those who might have both the capacity and inclination to help us.