12/31/2012 “STATE OF THE HALL” SUMMARY

Total funds raised to-date: $1,435.00

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Total dollars spent to-date: $14.00

General:

• The Kearney Community Hall Board held three formal meetings in 2012

• We organized, formed a board, crafted a mission statement, and established officers.

• We opened a checking account at First Northern Bank, Buffalo

• We filed with the state of Wyoming as a not-for-profit entity.

• We created a letterhead.

• We entered into a long-term lease agreement with the landowner (unaware of the status of the easement)

• We scanned some old Kearney Hall photos to begin a historic photo collection.

• We began a mailing list of interested individuals, generated through word-of-mouth.

• The building was vandalized in 2012: some windows and the door lock were broken. A marmot found his way into the basement. The roof was leaking and damaging the wood-floor.

• We researched cost of insurance

Construction:

• We developed a list of conceptual ideas for renovation

• We measured the building dimensions to develop architectural drawings of the existing structure through Brandon Vince.

• Steve Cropley took steps to protect the structure from additional deterioration by repairing (boarding) broken windows and applying tar to a leaky roof.

• Lou Galloway gave an estimate to replace and insulate the roof and repair trusses.

Fundraising:

• Individual contributions

• We looked into applying for a planning grant with the Laura Jane Musser Fund and the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund