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The estimated cost of the entire building project is between $270,000 to $350,000. The Heritage Committe expects to refine these estimates during July and August. The Finance Committee (a subset of the Heritage Committee) is targeting to raise $400,000 to support the project. (The Finance Committee wants to target high, in case the project is delayed and costs continue to rise.)
The Heritage House plans to build with timber framing techniques and be LEED certified. Both of these requirements increase the cost of the building, but also increase the potential for public appeal and financial support.
Privately donated money will be used to build the structure rather than Chardon taxpayers' dollars. Several civic groups already have donated thousands of dollars toward the project. They include the Chardon Area Chamber of Commerce, Chardon Kiwanis, and Wal-Mart. The Geauga County Maple Festival's board of directors is planning to meet soon to confirm their pledge. |
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Funds Harvested at First Annual Corn Roast |
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Sunday, 13 September 2009 00:00 |
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 We had a very successful first annual corn roast on Saturday, September 12, on Chardon Square. The weather was great! Volunteers served up corn, hot dogs, and beverages. Attendees enjoyed a relaxing lunch on the square and many played corn hole and bocci ball. We were entertained by a local DJ and musician, and even participated in a line dancing class. All the food was gone at the end of the day. We thank those who turned out to support the Heritage House project.
The event was sponsored by the Heritage House Committee, Kiwanis, and Chardon Area Chamber of Commerce. We thank Sage's Apples for donating all the corn for the event!
Photo taken by Kim Foley, Once Upon A Time Photography |
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Heritage House Chinese Auction a Success! |
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 23:01 |
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The first fundraiser for the Chardon Heritage House was a bigger success than expected. In addition to more than doubling our expectation, we received many positive comments about the project. We would like to thank those who worked hard to make this a success and those who purchased auction tickets. We especially want to thank the businesses and individuals that sponsored the event by donating beautiful baskets of gifts for the auction: | Marci's Hair on the Square | "Pamper Yourself" basket | | Geauga Lyric Theater Guild | Two (2) tickets for any show | | Jeff Orndorff, Attorney | Picnic basket with Beans Coffee certificates | | James Gillette, Attorney | Candy basket with Captains tickets | | National City Bank | Duffle bag, umbrella, water bottle | | Newman & Brice | Courthouse photograph | | Chase Bank | $100 Savings bond, t-shirts, case | | Chip's Clubhouse | Four (4) putt-putt miniature golf passes | | Richard's Maple Products | "Maple Grilling" basket | | Sara & Ed Brougher | "Italian" basket | | Professional Rental | Picnic cooler and "Kids" basket | | Maple Festival Board | "Yummy Area Goodies" basket | | Joe Burnett / Union National Mortage | "OSU" basket | | Prudential Select, Chardon | "Picnic Cooler Goodies" basket | | Phillip King, Attorney | "Movie and Popcorn" basket |
We congratulate those who won any of the above baskets! If you weren't available to pick up your basket at the drawing, you may pick it up at the Chardon Area Chamber of Commerce office any weekday from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. |
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Old Glory Day Chinese Raffle |
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 01:08 |
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The Chardon Heritage Committee is excited to announce our first Heritage House fundraising event. This Chinese Auction will occur, in conjunction with Chardon’s Old Glory Days, Friday July 3, 2009 through Saturday July 4, 2009. It will be held at the current log cabin on our historic square. You are invited to participate in a unique Chardon themed-display/basket Chinese Auction. This event is designed to highlight all local entrepreneurial interests as an annual attraction to Old Glory Days. It is your opportunity to creatively design a display basket about your business or make your own creation. Some suggestions would be a salon pampering basket, a professional services basket or an Italian cooking/spices basket. This event will be a fun addition to the already scheduled holiday weekend activities of music, bike decorating, parade, ice cream and children’s games. Tickets will be available at the door for $1.00/each or 6/$5.00. Basket displays can be delivered and set-up at the log cabin Thursday July 2, between 7-9:00pm. The log cabin will be open on 7/3/09 for tickets and basket display viewing 11:00am – 3:00pm and 6 – 9:00pm, during the band concert. Tickets and viewing will also be available 11:00am – 5:00pm., on 7/4/09. The drawing will immediately follow the 7/4/09 band concert. Winners need not be present. All proceeds will benefit the future Heritage House. We are asking you to support this auction event in one or more of the following ways: |
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Heritage House Goes Green |
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Tuesday, 29 January 2008 00:00 |
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The Chardon Heritage Committe agreed to move forward with LEED Certification. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. LEED certified buildings are healthier work and living environments, which contributes to higher productivity and improved health and comfort. The USGBC has also compiled a long list of benefits of implementing a LEED strategy which ranges from improving air and water quality to reducing solid waste. The fundamental reduction in environmental impacts in addition to all of the economic and occupant benefits goes a long way for making a case for green building. |
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