Fwd: Town of Boones Mill, Virginia, announces matching grant opportunityin its fundraising push to move and restore the historic Boones Mill Depot

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  Town of Boones Mill, Virginia, announces matching grant opportunity
in its fundraising push to move and restore the historic Boones Mill
Depot  MEDIA RELEASE
 For more information: 
 Ben Flora: Mayor,  Town of Boones Mill, Virginia 
 540-334-5404; bflora at townofboonesmill.org [1]  or
 Mike Smith: Councilman, Town of Boones, Virginia
 540-238-8418; msmith at townofboonesmill.org [2]  
	 Town of Boones Mill, Virginia, announces matching grant opportunity 
 in its fundraising push to move and restore 
 the historic Boones Mill Depot
 The Boones Mill Depot Restoration Committee has until May 1, 2014 to
raise $100,000 
 to move the historic building off railroad property.  
 An anonymous $50,000 matching grant will match donations
dollar-for-dollar so the 
 Town of Boones Mill can reach its goal. 
 The Committee hopes to restore the Boones Mill Depot and use it to 
 highlight the town’s history, music and arts.
	 BOONES MILL, VA – March 11, 2014: Over 100 years ago, the Norfolk
& Western Railroad built a small station in Boones Mill, Virginia,
just outside Roanoke. From that station, the town of Boones Mill grew
and thrived. 
 Now, the citizens of Boones Mill are working against a hard deadline
of May 1, 2014 to raise $100,000 to move the Depot off railroad
property and set the Depot on the path for restoration. If the
Committee does not raise the necessary funds by May 1, the historic
Depot could be torn down. 
 “We announce today an anonymous $50,000 matching grant to move the
Depot, said Ben Flora, Mayor of Boones Mill, Virginia. “The grant
will be matched dollar-for-dollar so we can reach our goal. The goal
is in sight, and this matching grant will help us to save the Boones
Mill Depot.”
 Boones Mill Council Member Mike Smith said that the history of Boones
Mill is deeply rooted in the old Depot. “Without this station, the
town of Boones Mill would be known as nothing more than a stagecoach
stop along the ‘Old Carolina Trail,’” he said. “The Depot
brought us commerce, opportunity and helped us to build a thriving
community.” 
 The Boones Mill Depot currently sits on Norfolk Southern property. In
2011, Norfolk Southern announced plans to tear down the station due to
safety concerns. The Boones Mill Depot Restoration Committee was
formed in 2012 to raise the funds to move the station off of Norfolk
Southern property and to restore it to its former glory in a new
location. Norfolk Southern has been kind enough to delay plans to tear
down the depot so the Committee could raise the necessary funds.
 The Committee’s ultimate goal is to restore the Boones Mill Depot
so that the Boones Mill community can use it as a public place.
“This Station is where we welcomed our loved ones home,” Smith
said. “We’d like the Station to once again be a welcoming place
for our community.” 
 Future plans for the Boones Mill Depot include a town museum, a place
to highlight the area’s music, and a visitors’ center. “While
the town will own the Depot, local tax dollars will not be used to
help move and restore the historic building,” Smith said. “The
Committee is applying for grants and asking rail fans and citizens of
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains to help us.” 
 Smith said that all donations are tax deductible. The official
donation form can be found on the Boones Mill town website
(www.townofboonesmill.org) or on the “Restoring the Boones Mill
Norfolk & Western Railroad Station” Facebook page. 
 The Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation is accepting the donations
on behalf of the Town of Boones Mill. 
 Donations can be mailed to: 
 Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation
 Attn: Boones Mill Depot Fund
 PO Box 1366
 Roanoke, VA 24007
 About the Town of Boones Mill 
 The Town of Boones Mill was founded in 1782 by Jacob Boon, who built
a small grist mill alongside Maggodee Creek. Today, the Town of Boones
Mill, Virginia, is a thriving community known for its small town
atmosphere, friendly residents and community atmosphere. Boones Mill
is located in Franklin County, Virginia and is a short, 20-minute
drive from Roanoke, Virginia. 
 Photo Captions: 
 BoonesMillVA.jpg:   The Boones Mill Depot in 2014. 
  

Links:
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[1] http://am.webmail.pair.com/bflora@townofboonesmill.org
[2] http://am.webmail.pair.com/msmith@townofboonesmill.org
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