Greenhouse at Windham High School
When Windham High School was planned, a greenhouse was a desired feature
but funds were just not available to include it in the initial building
of the school. The Windham High School Capital Campaign 2010 presented a
opportunity to bring this facility to the high school, so raising seed
money for an academic greenhouse was included as a goal in the Capital
Campaign.
In parallel with raising funds for the greenhouse, the Endowment created
a Greenhouse Project Team, informally known as "Team Greenhouse", which
worked with the school district and the UNH Cooperative Extension to
develop a project plan.
Initial estimates suggested that delivering a completed greenhouse to the
school district will require $100,000.
At the end of the Capital Campaign in January 2011, the Greenhouse Fund
at the Windham Endowment held over $20,000. With 20% of the total
required funding in hand, the Greenhouse Project Team is in a good
position to pursue grants, corporate support, and additional local fund
raising participation. The team will work aggressively to raise the
remaining required funds.
As fund raising continues, the team will also develop the project plan
further. They have an aggressive schedule, and hope to deliver a
completed greenhouse for the 2013-2014 school year.
