It's Possible!

Last week, as workers began putting on a new roof and copper gutters at 103 Main Street, the board of the future Falls Village Community & Cultural Center (FVCCC) sent out its fall fundraising letter. In case yours got lost in the mail, here is what it said:
Dear Friend and Neighbor,

New England is filled with historic church buildings, and the one we are restoring has a quirky grace and unexpected grandeur. We invite you to help preserve this architecturally significant landmark in Falls Village, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.. The one-time Methodist Episcopal Church was built 106 years ago, and the elegant shingled structure is sadly showing its age. We need your support to save it.

Our goal for the building (which many of you knew as Emerson Booksellers) is to transform it into a year-round community and cultural center, where a variety of not-for-profit groups will be able to host art exhibtions, lectures, dances, concerts, meetings and parties.. The center will also be used by the Falls Village Children's Theater, which initiated this project, for classes and rehearsals.

To make this dream a reality and bring the building up to code as a public venue will cost at least $450,000. We have already secured and met our first $40,000 matching challenge grant from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation and we will be seeking others. But generous support. from individuals and businesses will be crucial to our capital campaign.

We will use the money we have recently raised to replace the roof this fall, so we can protect the historic interior, including original woodwork, chandeliers and stunning stained glass windows. But before we can open the doors, we have many expensive projects such as installing two mandated handicap-accessible bathrooms as well as re-shingling the exterior, restoring the stained glass windows, updating systems, and renovating the kitchen.

If you have never been inside 103 Main Street, call 860-824-5582 to schedule a private tour. The century-old structure is unlike any other in our region and a unique opportunity to create a much needed 300-person hall that will bring together residents of the Northwest Corner of Connecticut as well as nearby towns in Massachusetts and New York State.

We believe the Falls Village Community and Cultural Center will help enhance our region's quality of life. It is a big dream but with your help we know It's Possible!

Sincerely,
The Board of the Falls Village Community and Cultural Center

If you would like to make a donation, send checks to the "FVCT Fund"and mail them to the FVCCC, PO Box 93, Falls Village, CT 06031
The Falls Village Community and Cultural Center is supported by the Falls Village Children's Theater, a 501 (c)3 not-for-profit corporation