proud Accomplishments:

​Total number of volunteer hours documented August 2018 through May  2021:  2,300 hours​

2021

• NH Gives June 8th-9th online fundraiser, raises over $2,000!
• JP Pest Control performs Powderpost Beetle spraying in building crawl space to stop future infestation 
• Restoration work has started!  First up, removing remaining window shutters (lead paint), May
• Town of Effingham Town Meeting raised - appropriated $10,000 to expendable trust fund, May
• Powderpost Beetles - recent discovery in the first floor beams.  New floor beams and floor work will now become part of Phase 1 restoration work.  April
• RFP Environmental did asbestos testing.  Confirmed, we have to do asbestos remediation, May
• Asbestos - recent discovery hidden by suspended tile ceilings.  Testing and removal will become part of Phase 1 restoration work.  April
• 1st 2021 Effingham Preservation Society On-line Bake Auction - a success, $500+ raised, 50% donated to HTH-Library Project.  April
• Approve contractors for preservation Work: construction project management, exterior building painting, repair exterior window trim & clapboard rot, historic window restoration, window shutters, adding copper window & roof return caps, March
• LCHIP Approval to hire historic architect to create rehabilitation plans, February
• Scope of Work Phase 1 document submitted to LCHIP for review and approval, January

2020

• Launch Phase 2 fundraising campaign to raise $145,000 by November 2022 on November 15th​
• Land & Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) awards matching grant for $165,000, to the Historic Town Hall-Library Project, November 19th during live webcast.  Chuck Fuller, Lead Project Sponsor, was a guest speaker about the project.
• Major Milestone - successfully met the $165,000 Phase 1 fundraising goal - 100% of the goal! mid-November
• AmazonSmile - automated fundraising at no cost to you.  20 total households have joined this fundraising effort so far.  November
• Beech River Mill, Center Ossipee, NH, (ca 1851) produces 8 pair of historic reproduction window shutters for 1st floor of building, November
• Volunteer work crew trimmed overgrown landscaping bushes and trees on property, October 
• Freedom Charitable Foundation, Freedom, NH, $650 grant award, October
• Aluminum Can Fundraising Drive final tally for 2020 was 2,460 lbs. of aluminum recycled (about 78,700 cans not going to a landfill) and also reduced Town waste management costs.  Raised over $1,200.  April 15th into October
• $10,000 donation from Freemasons of Charter Oak Lodge #58, Effingham, NH, October
• Jacobs Glass Inc. removes 8 large historic windows, completes restoration at their workshop in Winslow, Maine, and reinstalls them in building, October
• Effingham Preservation Society Online Bake Sale Auction raised $720+.  July
• Article: Historic Meeting Place Once Masonic Boarding School, published by Masonic Services Association, Maryland, July
• ​NH GIVES June 9th-10th 24-hour online fundraising; $3,862 in donations to Effingham Preservation Society on behalf of the Historic Town Hall-Library Project, June
• Memorial Day Weekend Plant Sale at Effingham Preservation Society - exceeded $1,000 goal! $2,318 donated to the Historic Town Hall-Library Project, May
• Town of Effingham Town Meeting raised and appropriated a total of $9,500, March
• Applied for The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Grant for Historic Interiors Grant, March, funding was denied
• Applied for Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation Grant, March, funding was denied

2019​​

• Obtained 17 different written vendor proposals for repair, restoration & rehabilitation work during year.
• Created new Facebook page for The Historic Town Hall of Effingham NH, December
• Created new logo and business website with fundraising donate 'buttons', December
• Applied for Northeast Heritage Economic Program Grant, December
• Volunteer efforts demolished the 2.5 story unused chimney, November
• NH Preservation Alliance Board of Directors building tour, November
• Historic Town Hall building added to the Effingham Capital Improvements Plan, October
• Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, September
• Awarded $10,000 NH Conservation License Plate (Moose Plate) Grant, September
• Christopher P Williams Architects, PLLC, creates Historic Building Assessment with Preservation Guidelines Report, May
• Submitted Letter of Intent to the Brown Foundation, Inc., May
• ​Application to the National Register of Historic Places, April 
• Town of Effingham Town Meeting raised and appropriated $20,000, March

2018

• Awarded $4,500 NH Preservation Alliance matching grant, October
• Formation of Historic Town Hall-Library Project Team with Board of Selectmen support, August

2017

• WMUR News 9 - New Hampshire Chronicle - New England Masonic Charitable Institute

          with Fritz Wetherbee             

Fritz Wetherbee (click picture)

2006

• Awarded $400 NH Preservation Alliance matching grant
• Created historic preservation building assessment report

2002

• Listed on the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places, April 29th
• Awarded $150,000 LCHIP matching grant for building repair and restoration including the Masonic Temple

You can Help raise $145,000 by November 2022

Your donation will help ensure this historic building is preserved and utilized by the community.  ​The funds raised this year will be used towards 2021-2022 matching grant applications.  ​Please join our efforts.  Small donations like $18.58 help!