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The Story Chapel Entryway Project The Friends of Mount Auburn has been awarded a $132,000 matching grant by the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund (MCFF) for this project. It is essential that we match that full amount by May 2011 as well as continue fundraising efforts for the full project cost of $360,000. To make a capital gift to the Story Chapel Entryway Project and help us match the original MCFF grant by May, please contact Jane M. Carroll, Vice President of Development, at 617-607-1919 or [email protected] Story Chapel, a historic 19th-century structure built in 1898, is the setting for lectures, concerts, and special events open to the public, as well as private com- memorative services. It houses the Visitors Center, which opened in 2008, and includes a welcome desk, a permanent exhibit on the Cemetery’s history, an introductory video about Mount Auburn today, a resource table with relevant books, public rest rooms, and the assistance of staff and volunteer docents. A current major initiative of the Cemetery and the Friends is to build a front entryway for Story Chapel that would make the Visitors Center more welcoming, accessible, and energy efficient as well as restore the historic integrity of the original porte-cochere that was removed in the 1960s. To date, we have raised 90% of the MCFF match through generous grants from private institutions, foundations, and individual donors. Story Chapel & Visitors Center Entrance, Concept by McGinley Kalsow & Associates Total Project Budget: $360,000 MCFF Grant: $132,000 Additional Funds Required for Total Budget: $96,000 Amount Needed for Match: $13,580 TOTAL Matching Funds Raised: $118,420 Cambridge Savings Bank: $30,000 The Lynch Foundation: $30,000 Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust: $30,000 Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation: $5,000 Individual Contributions: $23,420 Spring/Summer 2011 | 21