News & Updates
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We have raised $4.60 million towards our $10.2 million goal.
- Includes $1.8 million from the sale of Frontier.
- Contributions from 116 individual donors total $3.1 M with $1.23 M already collected.
All of our eight cabins have been funded and named:
- Taylor Cabin, Shaw Cabin, PIB Cabin, Jane & Creed Ford, Jr. Cabin, Ellison Cabin, and one from an Anonymous Donor (name TBD).
- The Girls of Ray Bean have funded half of a cabin.
Construction Updates:
- Eight brand-new Ray Bean Cabins are nearing completion! We're excited to have our newly renovated cabins ready June 2025
Funding secured: $500,000 from dedicated donors.
Planning updates:
- Architectural drawings and budget have been finalized.
- Construction has started on our brand new Welcome Center!
Partners in Building (PIB) is constructing both the cabins and the Welcome Center, contributing $350,000+ in materials.
Renovations for the Ray Bean Dining Hall is still on track to be completed June 2025. Upgrades will include:
New roof, siding, windows and doors, and a front deck
ADA accessibility improvements
New bathrooms and kitchen updates.
Ray Bean Dining Hall walking path has been completed.
$400,000 secured from Creed Ford III and Scheels for aquatics upgrades.
$500,000 verbal commitment to address shoreline erosion.
We have already raised over $30,000 through individual donations for fire pits. This spring, we will launch a mini campaign to raise the remaining $145,000 needed, with each fire pit naming opportunity set at $5,000.