Capital Campaign Enters Public Phase
Campaign Update
On Monday, March 31, the “Connecting the Community in the Heart of Hummelstown” capital campaign entered its public fundraising phase with a news conference that featured the unveiling of a bookshelf “thermometer” that will track progress toward a $1.5 million goal. At the time of this writing, the campaign has raised $967,000, primarily through a grant from the Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation Funds Library Program and lead gifts from the donors listed below.
The library will be named the Alexander Family Library in recognition of a naming gift from the William and Marion C. Alexander family given as part of the original “Libraries are for Life” capital campaign. It is slated to be built at Railroad and Second Streets, at the site of the former National Hotel, and will be more than three times the size of the existing library. The new facility will offer a larger collection of books and other items to borrow, more public use computers, at least two community meeting rooms and a separate alcove for children’s storytimes. It will also feature an outdoor plaza area to be named in honor of Donald A. Reed, whose 1992 bequest was reserved and invested by DCLS to be used toward construction of the new library. In addition, the family of Benjamin Olewine III named the community meeting room in honor of Anna M. Rintz and The Hershey Company named the adult reading area through gifts to the original “Libraries are for Life” campaign.
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Members of the public who would like help to build the new library have a variety of options available to them. Those willing to give $5,000 over 3-5 years can become a member of the “Brownstone Society,” and will be recognized on a brownstone feature wall in the center of the new building. Supporters willing to commit $500 to $3,000 can purchase an engraved leaf on a special “giving tree” that will be located in the building’s entry. And supporters who wish to contribute at the $100 to $175 level may purchase an engraved brick that will be placed in a paved area outside the approach to the building’s main entrance. To learn more about these opportunities to support the project, call Karen Cullings at 234-4961, ext. 104 or visit dcls.org
Click to download the Campaign Brochure, a pledge card, Brownstone Society Brochure or the Giving Tree Brochure.
“Connecting the Community in the Heart of Hummelstown”
Lead Gift Donors:
Dr. Carolyn Anderson (Sandel) and Dr. Elizabeth Sandel
in honor of
Kathryn Witmer Sandel and George F. Sandel
Mr. & Mrs. Ammon E. Bell
in memory of
Dr. Karl A. Bell
Russel & Marjorie Cassel
The Dahmus Family
Fulton Bank
Hummelstown Rotary
Carol Ann & Jerry Kling
Mayor & Mrs. Bradley Miller
in honor of
Matthew & Brooke Miller
S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Foundation
K. Wade & Jean D. Seibert Family
in memory of
Melba C. (Rathfon) Shultz
William S. & Rosemary K. Jackson, THE SUN
Patricia Trefz Swigart & Family
Dr. Judith T. Witmer & Thomas E. Ball
in honor of
Emily M. Ball and Olivia E. Ball
