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Marshfield Area United Way to Have a New Home

Friday, February 28th, 2020 -- 11:38 AM

(Hub City Times) -Due to the generosity of an area family, the Marshfield Area United Way will have a new, permanent home.

In September 2019, the organization was the recipient of a home at 612 West Blodgett, Marshfield, previously owned by the Nancy and Verlyn Heckel family. The Heckels had plans for the home, once their children were off to build lives of their own they would undergo a large remodeling project. Verlyn drew up the blueprints, but passed away before the plans could be implemented. Nancy followed through on their dream, but when she was diagnosed with cancer, she made new plans for the family home. If any of her children wanted to move back to Marshfield, the house would be theirs. If no one wanted this option, then the house would be donated to charity for them to use, not sell.” That’s where the idea was born for the United Way to locate into the house as its permanent home. For six years, the United Way has been operating the NOW program, providing supplemental weekend food to children facing food insecurity, using hundreds of volunteers out of a multiuse space in a rented facility.

The house will provide dedicated workspace for this purpose and will likely save thousands of dollars in overhead expenses, which can be reallocated and invested in the community. Before the organization can use the new facility, the building must become compliant with commercial building regulations and functional for its purpose. To do this, the United Way is seeking the public’s help in raising $75,000. Opportunities are available through naming rights, a “100 Nurturing Families Campaign,” gifts of $100 or more, and goodwill donations in any denomination. Any additional funds will be used toward deferred maintenance.

Campaign donations will be used solely for house redevelopment and no partner programs will be affected by the renovations. The campaign already got a huge boost from the Kim and Cheryl Heiman Family Foundation, who donated $25,000 in memory of Herb and Lorinda Hoffman. United Way staff hopes to be in the new facilities by August 2020, in time for packing NOW program lunches for the 2020-21 school year.

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