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The following was posted on 6/26/99

Campaign Exceeds Goal!

The Presbyterian Home for Children's mission and vision of serving children will continue into the next century thanks to the overwhelming response to the "Building a Future for Their Dreams" campaign.

Since the mailing of the spring newsletter, the campaign has received over $50,000 in individual and church donations. These last minute gifts helped push the campaign over the goal. Reaching $3 million satisfied the Kate B. Reynolds and Kresge Foundation matching grant requirements, turning conditional grants totaling $600,000 into cash.

Over the course of the campaign, 563 individuals pledged $1,484,873. Churches, foundations and corporations pledged $1,546,709 bringing the total over the $3 million goal. Presbyterians and their churches have pledged 50% of this money.

Campaign Timeline
Spring 1996 - Board approves campaign to raise $3 million for new facilities
Summer 1996 - Jim Samsel contracted to provide
architectural services for project Fall 1996 - Surveying and planning
Winter 1997 - Sims and Steele Consulting begins work on campaign
Summer 1997- Home receives $ 1 million bequest, half goes to campaign, bringing total donations to $ 614,000 - Construction of Watkins House begins
Spring 1998 - Children move into Watkins House
Summer 1998 - Construction of Parks House begins
Winter 1999 - Children move into Parks House, construction begins on Rainbow House
Spring 1999 - Construction begins on final house
Summer 1999 - Campaign reaches $ 3 million goal





March 5, 1999
The Duke Endowment Board of Trustees voted to award the Home's campaign $75,000. The Endowment had announced their intention to make this 1999 grant when they awarded the Home the same amount in 1998.
The campaign still needs to raise an additional $75,000 by June or lose $600,000 in challenge grants from two foundations.The Kresge Foundation and the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust have each pledged $300,000 in grants dependent on reaching our $3 million goal.

December 23, 1998

PHFC received great news on December 16th. The Steelcase Corporation has awarded the Campaign with a $15,000 grant! Then on December 22nd, two individual gifts of $12,500 and $6,500 put the Building Campaign under the $100,000 balance mark. Those three donations put the Campaign at 97% completion of the $3 million goal.