urgent - January 6 update

The following is an update sent out by the Woods Hole Community Association to its members and supporters on January 6 by association president Catherine Bumpus. We're copying the full text here.

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We need to raise $266,000 for the purchase of the historic Captain Davis House.

Dear Friends of Woods Hole,

As many of you know, the Community Association would like to purchase the Captain Davis House, which stands at the head of the village, between the library and the lawn opposite Pie in the Sky bakery. The historic building is the current home of WCAI, the local public radio station.

If we can finalize the financing in a very short window of time, we have the chance to purchase the property. Our target date for closing this window is the end of this week, Friday, January 10.

Many of you have already pledged financial support to this effort.  Thank you.

As of two days ago, we still needed $341,000.  At a special meeting yesterday, the board of the Community Association voted to increase its contribution to the purchase by an additional $75,000. This lowers the remainder now needed to $266,000.

In total, the Community Association has pledged $375,000 toward the purchase of the building. 

We are asking our fellow community members, organizations, and those who love Woods Hole to help preserve this historic building for all of Woods Hole.

Make a pledge now, if you can.

Increase your current pledge, if possible.  

Help us spread the word to others who may be able to contribute.

Like the other buildings held by the Community Association — the Community Hall, the Old Fire Station, and the Woods Hole School — the historic Captain Davis House can provide a lasting legacy for future generations, but only if we join together, and only if we act now.

A pledge form that can be returned can be downloaded here.

Please be in touch if you have any questions — and direct all email to:

WoodsHole@woodsholecommunityassociation.org

Thank you.