Letter to the Editor, Winchester Star
http://winchester.wickedlocal.com/article/20140127/NEWS/140126903
Swim Winchester thanks early supporters
At the high school renovation community meetings held last year, many members of the public said how wonderful it would be to finally build the swimming pool that was supposed to be part of the original 1970s Winchester High School. It turned out that the state funding agency (MSBA) wouldn’t allow this as part of the cost-shared high school rebuild, but that didn’t stop a group of residents from imagining the possibilities. We envisioned a swimming facility that would serve not only the high school but the whole community and decided to sponsor a feasibility study to see if a public pool would make sense for our town. Over 120 Winchester individuals and families donated to the effort and we were able to reach our fundraising goal of $20,000 in just six months! On behalf of the board of directors of our newly formed non-profit, I want to express our heartfelt thanks for the outpouring of support. We’re excited that we will be able to share the results of this study within a few months. Hopefully this will be the first step toward a great new recreational asset for our town.
Catherine Curtis, president, Swim Winchester