Capital Campaign
The Thompson Board has proposed that The Thompson be renovated to meet the growing needs of our community. Our Meals on Wheels and in-house meal service have increased over 200% in the last 10 years. We now serve an average of 120 meals daily. In addition we are welcoming over 20 new participants each month to The Thompson. Recent crises like COVID and catastrophic flooding have proven that our older community members look to us to provide support. We need more space!
The 4,803 square foot expansion involves the following:
- A major expansion of the kitchen and dining room to accommodate the overwhelming growth of our meal services
- A reconfiguration of the second floor to include additional community, activity and meeting spaces
- Additional second floor office space for our staff
- ADA Compliant upstairs bathroom for our participant
The estimated cost for this expansion and renovation is $3.8 million. Our fundraising goal of $4 million will help support operations off-site during parts of the renovation when we need to be out of our building. Meals, transportation, aging and home support, and social and wellness programs will continue throughout the renovations with no gaps in services to our patrons. To learn more about the details of our expansion plan, contact Executive Director, Deanna Jones.
If you would like to support this mission-critical project, you can give online, send a check to 99 Senior Lane, Woodstock, VT 05091, attn: Capital Campaign, or contact Deanna about stock gifts. djones@thompsonseniorcenter.org or (802) 457-3277
Note: Shaded area is new space. Additional new space is storage space in the basement (not shown)