Historic Albany Foundation

ANNUAL APPEAL 2007-2008

Historic Albany Foundation Members & Friends,

HAF continues to advocate for your historic resources, be it loudly or behind the scenes, we do so in the best interest of our clients: "the historic buildings and districts ". As such we have had major preservation successes this year. By working with the developer of the Wellington Row; we've been able to keep the historic streetscape on State Street. We've completed the roof restoration at St. Joseph's Church and will start Phase III to analyze the current condition of the building and plan for next restoration steps.

St. Joseph's is one such success that so many of you have helped with over this past year and before. HAF, in its mission to protect and preserve the historic built environment, has been working for the past 4 years to manage the project, raise funds and continue the restoration work. Through massive fundraising efforts, we have raised very close to $150,000. That money goes towards the church's matching state grant and carrying costs yet does not cover HAF's operating costs.

That is where memberships, contributions to our special events, and this annual appeal come in. Fundraising like this allows us to keep the roof over our heads, staff employed, the phones on and the insurance paid for! We thank all of you who have supported our core mission for so many years and continue to do so.

Please take a moment to contribute to our 2007-2008 annual appeal or renew your membership, if you haven’t had a chance to do that yet. The next time you see us on TV or in the newspaper fighting for your neighborhood or that treasured historic landmark, you'll know you contributed to that effort in so many ways.

We're most indebted and please know that the door is always open to discuss preservation issues,

Susan Holland

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