Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s Volunteer Center supports the operations and growth of the dynamic Volunteers-in-Parks program. The Volunteer Center is a complex of four historic structures located on two properties in the Village of Boston. It fulfills the volunteer program’s needs for office, meeting, and storage space. At the same time, this rehabilitation project achieved the park’s historic preservation goals for the buildings which contribute to the cultural landscape of the Village of Boston. The Volunteer Center was dedicated on November 9, 2009.
Building Names and Function
The first cluster of buildings near the corner of Boston Mills and Stanford Roads includes the Savacoal House, Conger House, and Savacoal Barn. The Savacoal House serves as the primary building for the Volunteer Center. It is a working center for volunteers, providing office, gathering and work space. The barn and smaller Conger House provides long-needed cold storage critical to the volunteer program. The second property is the Management Office, located next to Trail Mix. It provides office space for the volunteer program staff.
Management Office Conger House
Savacoal House Savacoal Barn
Funding
The Conservancy successfully raised almost 2/3 of the $798,000 project from generous donors. The remaining funds came from the National Park Service. Contributors include:
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The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation (Lead Gift)
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Lehner Family Foundation Trust
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The Jean Thomas Lambert Foundation
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Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust (Challenge Grant)
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Bokom Foundation (Susan and George Klein)
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The Katherine and Lee Chilcote Foundation (Lee and Tuni Chilcote)
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David Daams
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Charlie and April Walton
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Janet L. Gremba
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Walter Strotz