Members of Saint Anne's Spirit Day Committee and interested parishioners were enthused by a comprehensive report in the Summer Edition of the parish quarterly, The VOICE that heralded a strong, favorable response from parishioners to the proposed building of a new church elevator.

According to the article, early pledged donations amounted to $140,000 of an estimated project total cost of $260,000! And it noted that the "Spirit Day Committee wished to dedicate the potential $50,000 winnings of the parish portion of the Big Bucks/Spirit Day raffle to the drive for the new elevator.

It also outlines a series of parish societies and activities whose older or disabled members cannot attend meetings or events on the McCloskey/Cafeteria level due to their inability to deal with the stairs. And it laments the current shortcomings of our outdated elevator systems.

The proposed elevator is designed to transport people only, not freight. With a capacity of 1400 pounds, it is fully adequate for carrying several adults and a wheelchair. To access the elevator, persons can enter the McCloskey Auditorium doors on Dartmouth Street near the handicapped parking spaces. They can ride it up one level in the Church and exit into the Liturgical Ministers Room or down one level and exit into the lobby outside McCloskey Auditorium. The elevator will be fully equipped with phone and fire alarm systems.

The "Spirit Day/Big Bucks" Sweepstakes promotion, recently reported in the Saint Anne's Monthly Bulletin, in an extensive direct-mail drop to parishioners and in the local press, urged parishioners and friends:

Help Us Build a New Church Elevator, Win $25,000 or One of Five $5,000 prizes as you help Saint Anne's offer $50,000 towards the design and construction of a new elevator. Make our church and lower level accessible to all, especially the aging and those with disabilities.

All prizes will be awarded if all 800 tickets are sold! If fewer than 800 tickets are sold, the prize pool will be 50% of the total amount raised with the prize drawing and the funding of the elevator reduced proportionally.

Below is an application for chance tickets. Please fill out completely, printing clearly the name(s) of the person(s) who own the ticket. Remember that you may have as many as five (5) entrants on a single ticket if each is listed on or with the application. We will promptly mail the ticket (s) to you.

Please issue _____tickets at $125 Each. Total $_____. Tickets will be sent to you by return mail. Make checks payable to: "Church of Saint Anne"

NAME ______________________________________________________

ADDRESS___________________________________________________

PHONE DAY ( )____________________________________________

EVENING ( )______________________________________________

DRAWING AT SAINT ANNE'S ON SPIRIT DAY,

SAT., SEPT 3, 2008

List additional names, addresses, phone numbers on separate sheet of paper.

See you later, Elevator!