Camp Firwood Centerhouse

Archive for July, 2009

Progress Update #7

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Progress continues on the foundation for the Centerhouse. The walls have been poured along with the concrete slab in the basement. The crew, along side the help of some volunteers, is working on putting up a waterproof membrane and back filling the foundation. They are also working on digging out for the footing for the wall that will go behind the kitchen. Early August should bring the start of framing.

Progress Update #7 – Photo Gallery

Basement Slab and Foundation Walls

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Longhouse Time Lapse

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Here is a time lapse of a lunch from Middle School Camp #202 in the Longhouse, the current dining facility at Camp Firwood. The video starts at 12:15pm with setup and continues through until 1:30pm when everything is cleared and put away. During this meal, there are approximately 350 people that were feed inside the Longhouse.

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Fundraising Update

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

An update from Tom Beaumont, Executive Director of The Firs.

As you can see by the thermometer graph a big part of the funding for this project is in place and a big part is still outstanding. While we have bridge financing lined up it has been our objective from the start to have this building paid off in three years (counting this one). We are in the process of getting the word out to all connected with the ministries of The Firs in one way or another. It has been very encouraging to see many rise up and commit a pledge or give a donation to this project. It is also very daunting to see how much is still ahead of us.

The funding for the Firwood Centerhouse actually started several years ago as people responded to the need. From a couple of estates and a number of gifts we started this year with almost $50,000 in our fund. 2009 has brought 53 people pledging over $244,000 and over $54,000 in additional donations so far and the gifts continue to come in every week. The donations range from $15 to $15,000 and come from expected and unexpected sources. While a big part of our revenue to date has come from our capital fund and the sale of an asset, before this is over I’m sure we will see a surge of gifts exceeding our expectations from a wide geographic area. We hope as well to see a significant grant from one or more charitable foundations. But mostly we expect God to show up provide us with what we need through people and in ways we could never imagine.

If you are interested in being a part of what God is doing at The Firs use this website to donate using the links to the right or simply put a check in the mail.

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Bellingham Herald Article

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Tom Beaumont, Executive Director of The Firs, was recently interviewed in the Bellingham Herald about the Centerhouse Project. Read all about it here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/602/story/982737.html.

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Progress Update #6

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

With the footings finished, the crew has been working on forming up the walls of the building the past couple of days. The plan is to hopefully start pouring concrete in the forms early to mid next week. It is exciting to start seeing some elevation in the site.

Tags: building, concreate, concrete, forms, Update, video
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