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The Groundbreaking was a big success yesterday! The rain held off as Rose House friends, including families, supporters, corporate and government officials joined us to celebrate the start of our new residence. More pix and coverage to follow...

Groundbreaking is ON!

We're going to chance the weather, and move forward with the 3:00 pm Groundbreaking Ceremony.

There will be a tent (just in case) and we will also be running a shuttle service from the firehouse on Ridgedale Avenue to the site.

Bye, Old House...

Some shots, post-demolition...

Adios, Old House...

A few views of the work being done today by the demolition crew....

Groundbreaking!!!

Here's The Proof...

Here's the current house today, with the fencing going up, preparing for demolition...






















And, another view...






















Finally, for today, a couple of trees flagged to be cut down...

Finally, some more Good News!

Yes, it has been a couple of months since we've been in touch, but we now have a demolition permit in hand!

Be on the lookout - real soon - for the date/time of the Groundbreaking Ceremonies!

The Closing Is Completed!!

Mark went to Trenton today & signed all of the paperwork to complete the HMFA financing for construction of the Community Living Residence!

The HMFA financing package is for $2.2 million dollars, involving a number of major capital funding sources -

- New Jersey HMFA's Special Needs Trust Fund, which is providing the bulk of the long-term financing
- Hanover Township
- DDD
- "Friends of The Rose House" who, in one week, assembled a short-term loan for the purchase of the property
- New Jersey Community Capital, who provided the bridge loan for the balance of the property's purchase price
- Federal Home Loan Bank
- United Way of Morris County (most importantly, they were the "first money in" which gave Rose House a lot of credibility with HMFA and other funders to get the balance.

The Rose House extends a big "THANKS!" to all of them, and also to our wonderful individual and family supporters, who showed tremendous generosity and patience throughout this new, exciting, and sometimes difficult process.

Now, let the building begin!

GO!

It was very hard to be quiet, but we wanted to make the first public announcement at The Rose House's Annual Meeting, which is wrapping up shortly...

We're very, very happy to announce the closing for our capital financing through New Jersey HMFA will happen next Wednesday, December 16!

This means the existing building can be knocked down (probably starting next week); the "boxes" for the home (most of it will be modular construction)will be ordered for assembly and delivery; and the clock starts ticking down for a summer opening of the new residence.

Please stay tuned for updates!