COTTAGE 11 OPEN!

Cottage 11 Restoration Project - A New Step to Preserving the Past
The restoration of Cottage 11 is finally complete. After months of removing walls, sanding floors, scraping paint, adding new furnaces and air-conditioning units, construction projects, painting, finishing floors, finding artifacts, and installing audio systems, we are ready to open its doors to the public.

Some highlights include original terrazzo flooring, bathroom fixtures and woodwork; a new gift shop; and, of course, the opportunity to walk through an original cottage from the orphanage era and learn the story of the boys who lived there.

Starting November 1, Cottage 11 hours:
Tuesday through Sunday: 1 PM - 3 PM
Suggested donation: $2.00 per person.

C-11 Donation Recognition – The Apple Giving Tree
The “APPLE GIVING TREE” is displayed in the gift shop. Names of those who donate
will be engraved on colored apples and displayed on the tree. Please see below for
the different levels.

Donation Level... Color of Apple

$1,000 or more........ Red
$500 - 999.............. Gold
$250 - 499.............. Green
$100 - 249.............. Silver

Names of donors giving less than $100 will be listed in a framed wall hanging.

The idea of the "Apple Giving Tree" 'stems' from the large apple orchard behind Cottage 11 on the State School grounds-positive reflection of State School history. Thank you to everyone who has and continues to help fund this important historical project.

Your donations, whether specified or not, continue to allow us to tell the story of the orphanage, and are greatly appreciated.