FW: Blue Ridge Chapter, NRHS Donation to the Town of Boones Mill, Virginia after it announces matching grant opportunity in its fundraising push to move and restore the historic Boones Mill Depot

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Friends of the Blue Ridge Chapter, NRHS,
At last night's regular monthly meeting the members of the Blue Ridge
Chapter, NRHS in Lynchburg, Va. voted to donate $1,000.00 {one thousand
dollars} to the fund to save and restore the former N&W station in Boones
Mill, Va. Giving the historic significance of this N&W wooden depot the BRC
members felt that they couldn't watch the depot be destroyed. Once she's
gone she's gone forever and forever is a very long time! Assuming that you
feel the same way that the BRC members feel, your help is needed ASAP! The
hard deadline for making your donations is May 1, 2014! So our donation
will count and will help save the station, railroad historical groups and
interested individuals are being requested by the members of the Blue Ridge
Chapter to make whatever donation that you feel comfortable with to help
save this historic railroad landmark for the fine folks of Boones Mill. I
know that every time that you turn around someone is asking for a donation
to preserve this or that. I guess it comes with the territory. It relates
to how old we are and the age of the things we grew up loving. As we get
older, the locos, cars and railroad structures do also. As we fall apart so
do they! Sad, but true! Ha! I'll add to the comment I made earlier. Once
those of us that have fond memories of the "railroad stuff" we grew up with
are gone there will be nobody left to save the "railroad stuff". The
"railroad stuff" will be gone forever and forever is a very long time!
Details to make your donation are elsewhere in this email. Every donation
counts towards this goal, no matter the amount.
Thanks for your consideration,
Norris Deyerle
Blue Ridge Chapter, NRHS Chairman Of Virginia's Rail Heritage Region
Partners
Lynchburg, Va.
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Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:30:11 -040
Subject: Town of Boones Mill, Virginia, announces matching grant
opportunity in its fundraising push to move and restore the historic
BoonesMill Depot
From: pmcguire at vmt.org
To: pmcguire at vmt.org


*MEDIA RELEASE *
For more information:

Ben Flora: Mayor,  Town of Boones Mill, Virginia
540-334-5404; bflora at townofboonesmill.org <http://townofboonesmill.org>  or

Mike Smith: Councilman, Town of Boones, Virginia
540-238-8418; msmith at townofboonesmill.org <http://townofboonesmill.org>



*Town of Boones Mill, Virginia, announces matching grant opportunity in its
fundraising push to move and restore the historic Boones Mill Depot *
The Boones Mill Depot Restoration Committee has until May 1, 2014 to raise
$100,000
to move the historic building off railroad property.

An anonymous $50,000 matching grant will match donations dollar-for-dollar
so the
Town of Boones Mill can reach its goal.

The Committee hopes to restore the Boones Mill Depot and use it to
highlight the town's history, music and arts.

 BOONES MILL, VA - March 11, 2014: Over 100 years ago, the Norfolk &
Western Railroad built a small station in Boones Mill, Virginia, just
outside Roanoke. From that station, the town of Boones Mill grew and
thrived.

Now, the citizens of Boones Mill are working against a hard deadline of May
1, 2014 to raise $100,000 to move the Depot off railroad property and set
the Depot on the path for restoration. If the Committee does not raise the
necessary funds by May 1, the historic Depot could be torn down.

"We announce today an anonymous $50,000 matching grant to move the Depot,
said Ben Flora, Mayor of Boones Mill, Virginia. "The grant will be matched
dollar-for-dollar so we can reach our goal. The goal is in sight, and this
matching grant will help us to save the Boones Mill Depot."

Boones Mill Council Member Mike Smith said that the history of Boones Mill
is deeply rooted in the old Depot. "Without this station, the town of
Boones Mill would be known as nothing more than a stagecoach stop along the
'Old Carolina Trail,'" he said. "The Depot brought us commerce, opportunity
and helped us to build a thriving community."

The Boones Mill Depot currently sits on Norfolk Southern property. In 2011,
Norfolk Southern announced plans to tear down the station due to safety
concerns. The Boones Mill Depot Restoration Committee was formed in 2012 to
raise the funds to move the station off of Norfolk Southern property and to
restore it to its former glory in a new location. Norfolk Southern has been
kind enough to delay plans to tear down the depot so the Committee could
raise the necessary funds.

The Committee's ultimate goal is to restore the Boones Mill Depot so that
the Boones Mill community can use it as a public place. "This Station is
where we welcomed our loved ones home," Smith said. "We'd like the Station
to once again be a welcoming place for our community."

Future plans for the Boones Mill Depot include a town museum, a place to
highlight the area's music, and a visitors' center. "While the town will
own the Depot, local tax dollars will not be used to help move and restore
the historic building," Smith said. "The Committee is applying for grants
and asking rail fans and citizens of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains to
help us."

Smith said that all donations are tax deductible. The official donation
form can be found on the Boones Mill town website (www.townofboonesmill.org)
or on the "Restoring the Boones Mill Norfolk & Western Railroad Station"
Facebook page.

The Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation is accepting the donations on
behalf of the Town of Boones Mill.
Donations can be mailed to:

Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation
Attn: Boones Mill Depot Fund
PO Box 1366
Roanoke, VA 24007


*About the Town of Boones Mill *
The Town of Boones Mill was founded in 1782 by Jacob Boon, who built a
small grist mill alongside Maggodee Creek. Today, the Town of Boones Mill,
Virginia, is a thriving community known for its small town atmosphere,
friendly residents and community atmosphere. Boones Mill is located in
Franklin County, Virginia and is a short, 20-minute drive from Roanoke,
Virginia.



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