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

[Grace Cangialosi]

Thanks, Jim. I had no idea repairs hadn't been completed. I love that place.

> On Apr 16, 2016, at 2:32 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> 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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