We have been so busy with fundraising and database work, reviewing contracts and helping to plan for the summer! Factor in that we expect most visitors who care about the WWTLC Campaign to resort to WWTLC’s own information outlets, its website and Facebook page, and we just haven’t gotten to updating this blog. Apologies.
The first fundraising push more than achieved its goal of $360,000; by April 17, 2017 we had reached over $390,000. With the required $300,000 in hand for the down payment and with $90,000 available for operating expenses, WWTLC entered into a land contract with Lisa Vogel, the owner of the Land, to purchase the property for a total of $1,500,000 over eight years. In negotiating the contract, Lisa Vogel placed a conservation easement on the Land, which both protects the property in perpetuity in accord with the vision of WWTLC and made it more affordable.
At the moment, there is a small contingent of WWTLC volunteer workers on the Land, setting up utilities and modest amenities, determining what will be needed to make the Land available for rent in Summer 2018. They have been joined by other women with a serious interest in developing events, gatherings, and other programming on the Land, in hopes of filling about twelve summer weeks in 2018 with activities that benefit women and girls. Much work is being accomplished, and spirits are high. “Next year on the Land!”
