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We were able to keep, update and repurpose many of our case goods and cabinets, but the staff desks and chairs had to go. Spaces were arranged to be more efficient. The staff culled through all boxes and purged office furniture that no longer rendered itself useful. After working through stacks of ideas and suggestions, the concept was taking shape. It became a very fluid process and an enormous amount of faith and trust was required by all to pull it all off. With every sample brought in, new ideas emerged. It was hard to know when to include the entire committee because the project was so time-consuming and involved so much legwork. There were trips to other locals for inspiration. We spent many hours with due diligence research, choosing materials and gathering bids from contractors. FORMING A PLANīefore we could begin anything, we had to form a plan and a budget and set our priorities. To heck with just resale value, we wanted to have a place to be proud of until that day when relocating becomes a reality. The journey upstairs could give a nod to the past and then launch you into the future. With that idea in mind, a coherent plan was formulated with the downstairs reflecting our history and saluting the membership. It should be welcoming, open, inclusive and reflect a positive, forward-thinking atmosphere. The Building Committee agreed that the design should reflect the creativity, competency and classiness of the 695 membership. Patrushkha Mierzwa (former Board member and boom operator) and Laurie Baer (design consultant) put together designs and ideas that inspired us in making our pig of a building into a silk purse. We enlisted Chris to help us decide which upgrades would most improve the resale value.
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Our sad old offices needed some serious TLC. We promptly found that a new building was out of our reach so the focus shifted to upgrading the building we currently own. We enlisted the help of Chris Baer (a real estate agent at Colliers and an agent for many other locals) to assess the worth of our building and show us properties that fit our requirements. There was a great desire to move to a different building where we could host meetings, hold larger classes and offer more parking. I think I piped up with one of my sarcastic remarks like “Not until we get a mirror ball in the boardroom.” Me and my big mouth! The next thing I knew, a Building Committee was born and I volunteered as Chairperson. Among the activities suggested was a Pizza Friday. I guess it was after the last election new officers were sworn in, new committees were formed and one of was a Social Committee.
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All photos by Julius Metoyer & Mark Ulano