Devils Lake multiuse center a step closer with fundraiser
A fundraiser was recently kicked off by the Friends of Devil’s Lake State Park in Baraboo to raise $18m for the construction of a multiuse center in the North Shore area of the park.
A study conducted by Baker Street Consulting Group found the fundraising goal to be a feasible one and the same Stevens Point-based group was then engaged to conduct a capital campaign of a 38-month span.
Plans for the multipurpose center are expected to include classrooms, a gift shop, café, rooms for house exhibits, and bathrooms, along with space for activities that cannot be met anywhere else in the park. It is anticipated that the center would also serve as an introduction to the whole state park system.
According to Friends of Devil’s Lake State Park President Bernadette Greenwood, the organizers are currently forming a steering committee. They are also looking for community volunteers to aid them in fundraising, as well as play a part on action teams further down the road.
A news release from the group explained that it is hoping to include tribal leaders in the area in the center’s planning.
The Friends are hoping to create an endowment that would assist with maintenance costs of the center, in addition to locating other potential funding sources.
The proposed educational and interpretive center’s exact location has not been decided as yet.
A study conducted by Baker Street Consulting Group found the fundraising goal to be a feasible one and the same Stevens Point-based group was then engaged to conduct a capital campaign of a 38-month span.
Plans for the multipurpose center are expected to include classrooms, a gift shop, café, rooms for house exhibits, and bathrooms, along with space for activities that cannot be met anywhere else in the park. It is anticipated that the center would also serve as an introduction to the whole state park system.
According to Friends of Devil’s Lake State Park President Bernadette Greenwood, the organizers are currently forming a steering committee. They are also looking for community volunteers to aid them in fundraising, as well as play a part on action teams further down the road.
A news release from the group explained that it is hoping to include tribal leaders in the area in the center’s planning.
The Friends are hoping to create an endowment that would assist with maintenance costs of the center, in addition to locating other potential funding sources.
The proposed educational and interpretive center’s exact location has not been decided as yet.