Community Campaign Launches!
Campaign leadership team announce “stretch” goal of $7.6 million, with $1 million left to go.
On Sunday, September 25th at a family-friendly community event aptly titled, “The Road to Wellness,” volunteer leaders for the Wellness Centre Campaign revealed the project’s progress and plans.
An extraordinary outpouring of support for the Pictou County Wellness Centre campaign has resulted in $6.6 million being raised to date toward the original $7 million fundraising goal.
Committed volunteers and generous donors have been directly responsible for the campaign’s success to date.
With so many others in the community prepared to step up to support the project, the Cabinet announced a “stretch” fundraising goal of $7.6 million. The additional $600,000, above and beyond the original planned $7 million goal, will go directly to providing special enhancements to the project, including:
- A more efficient and sophisticated heat pump system for the complex which will greatly reduce operating costs and be more environmentally friendly ($400,000)
- Low energy, longer lasting LED light fixtures for the external parking lot ($65,000)
- Tables and chairs to enable functions and receptions ($70,000)
- Portable bleachers to enable viewing of swimming events from the main atrium ($5,000)
- Additional equipment for the Wellness Centre’s kitchen facility ($50,000)
The project remains on time and on budget. Realizing the stretch goal of $7.6 million means there is $1 million left to be raised for the Wellness Centre.
Enjoy the photos of the launch. You can use the forward and back arrows on your keyboard to scroll through. Or click in the centre of the photo below to see the larger sized versions on Flikr.
With $31 million in funding contributed by Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments, Pictou County’s vision for a new multi-purpose sport, recreation and wellness complex is becoming a reality.
It will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities for ice and aquatic sports; community fitness and wellness programs; youth programming; local events; business meetings and conferences; and the newly relocated Pictou County YMCA.
Preparation of the site at the intersection of MacGregor and Westville Roads in New Glasgow has commenced. Excitement is building! The new Centre will support the sport, health and wellness, business, educational and social needs of the residents of Pictou County.
The opening of the Centre in 2012 will deliver to Pictou County a contemporary, world class, multi-purpose sport, health and wellness, business and educational gathering place.
The building’s forward-thinking design will bring citizens of Pictou County together for social, recreational and athletic pursuits, and will help further the region’s status as a desirable place to live and work.
We invite you to explore this web site to learn more and to stay connected to this exciting development for Pictou County!
The Pictou County Wellness Centre is made possible through the financial investments of the following funding partners:
