To the editor:
First of all, we want to send a huge thanks to the dozens of folks, both those here in the Tri-Lakes and the many others across New York state, who have made an investment in the Community Store project over these last few months. We're excited to announce that we've now raised $417,300 toward our goal of $500,000, and we plan to continue to push forward with the hope of completing our Investment offering by late spring and opening the doors of the Community Store by early summer. For any folks who are still considering investing but haven't yet done so, now's the time if you want to be a part of this pioneering effort. For more information about how to do so, please visit our Web site at www.community-store.org.
As many of you know, our long-term intention is to locate the Community Store in the development across from the Union Depot train station that's being planned by HES Ventures. Until that's completed, we'll need a temporary location. Although we can't make any firm commitments until we've closed our public offering, we have had preliminary conversations with Dan Groves, the owner of Olympic Tree and Land Management, about the possibility of leasing his showroom space if it's still available once the offering has been completed.
On Jan. 16, Susan Waters and Brian Mann will host a night of trivia at Will Rogers to benefit the Community Store. The winning trivia team members will each receive a share in the store. We have room for a few more teams of eight as of this writing. Admission is $20 per person. If you'd like to find out more, e-mail Melinda Little at mlittle231@aol.com or give her a call at 891-0197.
In the meantime, we wish you all a very happy new year and look forward to opening the doors of the Community Store in Saranac Lake before the year is over.
Melinda Little, on behalf of the Interim Board
Community Store
Saranac Lake