[Magdalen] Fwd: How does a building ask for help?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I thought this deserved a wider distribution. Our National Cathedral is
slow on making earthquake repairs due to lack of funds.
James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

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From: The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope <e-news at cathedral.org>
Date: Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 9:25 PM
Subject: How does a building ask for help?
To: oppenheimerjw at gmail.com


James,

Some months ago, part of a secondary pinnacle damaged by the 2011
earthquake finally gave way. A piece broke off and fell to the roof of the
slype, scattering fragments across a garden known as the garth.

Thank God, no one was hurt. The area was closed off, and there was
protective scaffolding due to that very possibility. As head stone mason
Joe Alonso said, it was like the Cathedral building itself were asking us
for help.

Many people don’t realize how little of the earthquake repair is actually
done.

Last year we completed interior repairs and fixed some of the worst
exterior damage. However, that represented only about an eighth of the
exterior repairs. The rest has had to wait for funding. And until those
repairs are complete, many favorite areas of the Cathedral grounds—such as
the garth—have to remain off-limits to visitors.

As a good friend of the Cathedral, you understand that the Cathedral’s
programs and the building work together to fulfill the mission of creating
a spiritual home for the nation.

Now, a group of strong supporters of Washington National Cathedral has
offered to match every $1 given by friends like you to carry out the
Cathedral’s mission, with $1 forrestoration, up to a total of $75,000 in
urgently needed restoration funds.

But the offer to match $75,000 to achieve an impact of $150,000 in
restoration and ministry stands only until May 16.

That makes this an especially good time to renew your partnership with a
gift, because every dollar goes twice as far. Will you give today to help
vital restoration move forward?

Blessings and in hope,

The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope
Provost

P.S. You can learn more about the next phases of earthquake repair here.
Every dollar you give now to support Cathedral ministry and programs will
unlock another dollar in restoration funds, so please let us hear from you
before May 16!

GIVE NOW!:
www.give2wnc.org/april2016/
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