It was the best of plans, or maybe not. Last fall, WAFER purchased land adjoining the building with the intention of constructing a large warehouse addition. The land purchase made sense, as we were using it as a parking lot (with permission of the Mc Cloone, the property’s owner). We were going full steam ahead, drawing up plans, forming a capital campaign committee, dreaming of the changes the new building would bring.
Then we came to a grinding halt after learning we faced a FEMA regulation prohibiting us from adding onto the current facility in any large dollar amount. However, despite being quite cramped for space in the current building, this gives WAFER more time to consider other, more long-term options, perhaps even combining with other hunger –based organizations.
We, at WAFER, are disappointed as we were looking forward to having dedicated warehouse space, a classroom, a better food distribution process, and room to add on to our growing list of hunger programs. Still, we will continue to dream and to work towards our next step, whatever that may be.
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