The Town of
Chesterton is recognizing the generous individuals and corporations who
contributed to the recent crowdfunding campaign to raise moneys for the
Thomas Centennial Park Restroom and Caboose Project.
A total of
$75,407.88 was raised through the campaign, including a $31,000
dollar-to-dollar match from the Indiana Housing and Com-munity Development
Authority.
Those funds will be
used for landscaping the boxcar restroom and caboose public space as well as
for video surveillance equipment.
Park Partner donors
contributed at least $2,500; Park Crusaders, $1,000.
Earning a Park
Partner designation were the Philanthropic Committee of Urschel Laboratories
Inc., with its $10,000 donation; and Hopkins ACE Hardware, owned by Mark
Hopkins, who launched a round-up campaign at his business for the duration
of the campaign.
Earning a Park
Crusader designation were Ann Marie Riley of Riley’s Railhouse; and DLZ
Indiana Inc.
The balance of the
boxcar restroom project is being funded with a portion of the $2-million
park bond issued in 2015.