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| The Hooked Rug Exhibition on August 10th was well attended throughout the day. |
The two events during Heritage Days weekend
at the Union Meeting house were a great success. Both the Hooked Rug Exhibition and the
evening concert by the Maranacook String Band and the Sandy River Ramblers drew
large and appreciative crowds. People came and kept coming all day at the rug
show and showed their enthusiasm by stuffing the donation box. Comments were
extremely favorable with guests from out-of-state and all over the State of
Maine.
Thanks are extended to Board member, Joan
Wiebe, who chaired the event, to Mildred Cole Péladeau who curated it, and to
Joe Caputo who made all the display easels, helped set up the exhibit and
loaned many of his fine rugs for display.
Thanks are due to Board members Marianne
and John Perry for making all the arrangement for the concert. Their
coordination of all aspects made it possible for everything to come off without
a hitch. The audience was full of energy with a lot of foot-stomping going on.
A rough count showed over 100 persons were present. The proceeds, like the rug
show donations made a good addition to the bank account. Thanks also to
advisory Board member Dale Marie Potter Clark for designed the two posters for
the weekend and to all those who distributed them. Flo Drake assisted by taking
charge of the bottled water table during
the concert.
To the president the weekend showed what
can be accomplished with volunteer help. It also made it obvious that the
Meeting House needs more volunteers. If anyone is interested in helping to
preserve the Brick Church get in touch with us. The membership drive for
2013-14 is still ongoing and the UMH would appreciate your financial support as
it prepares to tackle the next big chore – the removal of moisture from the
basement and crawl space to prevent further deterioration of the floor
substructure. This will be a five-step project spread out over several years so
any assistance you can lend now will help the Board take the first step this
fall (hopefully).
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| Our thanks to Donna McCormick and family for donating funds to restore the Nancy Hunton Atkinson window. Donna's mother was a Hunton. |
The attendance at the recent events show
that people care about the Brick Church. All that is needed to make the
restoration and upkeep move ahead more expeditiously is additional financial
support and more volunteer effort. Also, remember that the UMH is available for
public use. If you wish to schedule weddings, concerts or other programs feel
free to contact the Board of Directors. The two weddings held in the sanctuary
this summer demonstrated that it is a most pleasing venue for such an occasion.
