On
behalf of the NLG Board, and on the 2nd birthday of our Adult
Program, I am thrilled to announce a major advance in our mission of enabling
individuals with autism to achieve their potential. On February
23rd we purchased 170 Lexington Road in Billerica! Click here for the press release.
Our
purchase of this building, which houses our Adult Program on the second floor,
is exciting on 2 fronts. First,
the cost of operating our Adult Program will go down, reflecting the economics
of owning versus renting. This will reduce the size of the gap between our
costs and government funding, allowing us to grow and enhancing our ability to
make up the gap through annual fundraising in the face of continual funding
uncertainty.
Second,
the space we gain on the first floor will allow us to expand our School program
to a second site and increase our overall enrollment! We will renovate this space during the
spring and plan to welcome our first new students in the summer. Over the
next few years, we will be able to add 40
additional students, in addition to the 90 we now serve. We can help
more of those who desperately need us.
In
order to facilitate the renovation of the building and fund the working capital
costs of expanding our enrollment, NLG is launching a Capital Campaign.
The goal of the campaign is to raise $1,500,000. We have
already received a grant from the Yawkey Foundation of$300,000 for capacity
expansion and gifts and pledges totaling an additional $150,000. We will work to complete the campaign within
18 months. We would be grateful for your participation and your help
engaging your networks in the effort!
Specific opportunities are noted on the attachment and we would be
pleased to provide you with more information.
This
is such an exciting opportunity for NLG to significantly increase our capacity
to provide the high quality services those more impaired by autism need to
achieve their potential! The growing
number of individuals with autism is well documented, as is the lack of
availability of the services they need to be productive members of the
community. With
your help we can take this important step to meet the growing need for services
for individuals more impaired by autism.
Please join us in our Campaign!
Sincerely,
Liz
Liz Martineau
CEO, President and Clinical Director
Nashoba Learning Group Capital Campaign
Sponsorship Opportunities
Opportunity | Level | Number |
Cornerstone
Sponsor | $100,000 | 1 |
Kitchen
Sponsor | $50,000 | 1 |
Nurses
Clinic Sponsor | $50,000 | 1 |
Vocational
Sponsor | $25,000 | 1 |
Classroom
Sponsor | $25,000 | 8 |
New
Student Sponsor | $10,000 | 40 |
Teacher
work area Sponsor | $ 5,000 | 15 |
NLG
Supporter | various | |
** All
sponsors will receive prominent acknowledgement of your donation in all printed
and electronic platforms in 2015 – 2016 and on permanent congregate recognition
signage in the area funded.