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Habonim Building Update – December 2016

After the very busy High Holiday season, we have continued to work hard on putting all of the pieces together for our new building.  In this note I wanted to bring you up to speed on all things related to the Building. 

Fundraising

Over the past couple of months we have had many Habonim families make a donation to the new building, and I am pleased to say that nearly 70% of Habonim members have now responded to the campaign, and we remain committed to reaching 100% by the end of the campaign.

Just prior to High Holidays we had raised $6.6 million and today we are just under $8 million.  At this stage we would love to have a few more families make a donation prior to year end to put us well over the very important $8 million mark.  Our goal remains $9.5 million, and we are confident that we can reach this number before the building is complete.

One item that has come up in several questions relates to naming opportunities in the Building.  For those that are interested, we have a link here that outlines all naming opportunities available – starting at $18,000.  For naming opportunities please click here

Paying Donations Prior to Year End

We have recently sent out individual ‘invoice’ reminders of donation amounts that will ideally be paid prior to year end.

To make your payment, please go to the Habonim website at congregationhabonim.org and log into your account using your email.  If you are unable to access, please email the office (office1@congregationhabonim.org) and we will send you a login link.

From there you will be able to submit a payment to your personal account using your Visa or Mastercard.

If you prefer, you can mail a cheque to the Habonim office payable to “Congregation Habonim of Toronto”, and mail the cheque to “Congregation Habonim, 5 Glen Park Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6B 4J2.

If you would like to donate using stocks, please contact Robin Zionce-Garber at 416-782-7125 or office1@congregationhabonim.org.

Construction and Timing

While we have made important progress on parking issues and with our neighbours, there remain some steps required before we receive our Building Permit from the City.  We are working hard to make quicker progress, but delays with the City have put our timeline back a little.

Our current target is to begin construction by August 2017 with the new Building completed in the Spring of 2019.  It is still possible that these times could move, but this is our current target.

To see the current plans for the project, you can find them on our website.   There is a link from the homepage.

If you have any questions, suggestions or would like to make a donations, please don’t hesitate to contact me at tedr@tridelta.ca.

Happy Hanukah and a Happy (Other) New Year,

Ted Rechtshaffen