Centre Gives

Centre Gives for 2024

The Lemont Village Association is very grateful for the support we have received in past years from the Centre Gives campaign, and the generosity of our community.   This year’s campaign will be on-line for 36 hours Wednesday, May 8th and Thursday, May 9th.   The link is  https://tinyurl.com/CentreGivesLemontVillage2024   It's a great way to make a contribution on-line, with a credit card, with no hassle or stress.  We are not using any of the "special" events aspects, just countin on plain old generosity!

We used the money raised from last year and will use money raised this year to help fund the completion of the work needed on the Railroad/Coal Sheds building  The door and bridge on that side also need to be repaired, so that the historical renovation of the buildings themselves can be completed.  Total funding needed for this project will exceed $50,000, so this year’s Centre Gives will be important.  Thanks for your generous support!

Thank you for helping!

The CentreGives event raised $5,052.32, net in 2023.  The funds last year were added to those raised in 2022 for the wooden siding on the railroad track side that is original, from 1885, to be replaced. - turned out that only about 1/3 had to be replaced.  Also five small ventilation doors and the back door had to be replaced so that the historical renovation of the buildings themselves can be completed. This work was expertly done by Nittany Custom Buildings, Inc. In the process of replacing the sills, some of the stonework in the Coal Sheds had to be re-built by Phil Hawk and Company.  Funds needed for this project will exceed $50,000.  Work was mainly completed in time for the 2023 Lemont Christmas Market.

In addition Jeff Bower, long-time Lemont resident, manager of the Diane Moore  Fund at the Centre Foundation, contributed a nice amount to our CentreGIVES fund this year for the pollinator garden and other Village Green landscaping, including bird and butterfly habitat plants.  Thank you!