Speaking with Fritz today, it seems all that is left is to finish the interior plastering, and give it a fresh coat of paint. Fritz, who has been our champion all along, is overseeing these last bits of the process. As we send him a million thank you’s for his continued involvement and support, we are reminded that there are quite a few important people without whom this never could have happened. Just a few of the folks to whom we send the hugest gratitude from the bottom of our hearts are, Janet, Dale, and Thomas Wolf , Bill Haley, Joshua Christianson and Cara Elkins, Anne Pasternak of Creative Time, The Boomerang Foundation, Sam from Grassroots United, Chris from Hands On, Will Etundi, Lopi Laroe, Jason Tracy and Cayce Mell, Tony Goldman, Mike, Sue, and RJ Rushmore, Ernesto Gomez, Andreas and Karina Krulig, Cathy Raphael, John Fedderman, Kevin Foong, Thomas Beale, Stefano Cosatto, Kim Vaadia and Martha Henry of Urban Art Projects, Christina Ray, Transformazium, Nader Khalili , Cal-Earth, and every single wonderful soul who came to dig in the dirt in Braddock.

You helped us fundraise, you helped us buy supplies, you helped us learn to build, and together we created something truly positive in the midst of a tragic situation.

I’m reminded of the familiar African proverb that says, “If you want to go quickly, go alone, if you want to go far, go together.”

We hope that this is only the beginning.

Thank you!

—Swoon