Dear Friends,
A miraculous community response! Together. We did it! One community united in a beautiful effort to help bring light to others.
It's a long post, but from the heart (so I'm allowed:)) and if you get to the end of the post do it!
Phase 2 COMPLETE! Together we raised 1 million dollars in just 12 days!
Ettie and I are so touched and humbled by the outpouring of love and support.
In the past twelve days, 397 generous donors came together with contributions of all sizes.
We have now reached the milestone of $6 million raised of the total $7.5 million campaign
Knowing that you are eager to support Chabad of Naples & the Jay & Patty Baker Preschool of the Arts, is inspiring and empowering. This accomplishment will be the force for even more growth, education and celebration, going forward.
To our visionary donors and the namesakes of the preschool, Jay and Patty Baker, your incredible generosity made all of this possible.
To our 2023 matcher, Howard Ash, you made this campaign possible.
To our incredible donors, we are so grateful for your support. Every dollar you have donated will help us build a bright future for our children and community.
To our steadfast Chabad of Naples Partners and our dedicated POTA Circle of Hearts members, thank you for being the backbone of our organization, and providing the critical funds needed for us to operate and grow.
To every supporter and volunteer of Chabad of Naples and POTA in any capacity, we are so grateful for your friendship and partnership.
The list of names deserving of mention and thanks is long, but time is short, (the weather is beautiful) and the festivities are beckoning:); so instead of announcing a long list of names, I will ask you to like this post for all the incredible people at Chabad of Naples.
On behalf of every soul that will be inspired and ignited thanks to your investment, we thank you!
The week we will witness the initial stages of our project, including fencing, excavating, grading, and clearing at the site. We look forward to providing our community with progress updates on the construction throughout the project so you can know what to expect.
The construction is not expected to interfere with our regularly scheduled Chabad & Preschool calendar and events. However, parking on our campus will be limited as soon as construction begins.
We are very grateful to our next-door neighbor, the Horizons building, for generously offering their parking lot for our use throughout the duration of the construction. For larger events, our community is welcome to park on the nearby Publix which is a very short walk from campus. Your continued support and involvement are crucial, and we appreciate your patience as we embark on this exciting endeavor together.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, we will be hosting a grand community-wide "Ground-Breaking Celebration" on January 19th at 9:00 AM. Please mark your calendars for this special event, where we will formally celebrate the onset of construction and share the joy of this significant achievement.
We still need $1.5 million to reach our goal for the Big Build, and invite our community to partner with us to reach the finish line.
Every donation counts.
If you have not yet had the chance to donate, we welcome your support. Every additional donation will now go towards completing Phase 3 of our fundraising campaign which will bring us to the Big Build finish line! www.chabadnaples.com/buildthefuture
We are SO excited for 2024 and the future ahead. We are hopeful to complete the final fundraising Phase 3 in 2024 and look forward to sharing more in the weeks and months ahead.
May we all be blessed in 2024 with a year filled with light, love, abundance, and personal and communal growth.
Thanks to YOU, our community will continue to move forward with strength!
With our deepest appreciation,
Let’s keep the momentum going! www.chabadnaples.com/buildthefuture
Rabbi Fishel & Ettie Zaklos
Arthur M Seigel