EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - If you are looking for ways to reduce your carbon footprint, this summer is a good time to do just that.
The City of Eau Claire kicked off its Renewable Energy Action Plan (REAP) Community Campaign on Saturday, an initiative with the goal of encouraging households to contribute to receding carbon emissions in the city.
Here is how it works: a minimum of three households form a team beginning any time between now and September. During that time, your team will work through the actions laid out in the low carbon workbook that is available for checkout at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library.
L.E. Phillips Family Foundation donates $1.5 million to Eau Claire library of same name
January 22, 2021 11:32 AM Site staff
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WKBT) The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation has gifted $1.5 million to the Story Builder campaign to benefit the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in downtown Eau Claire, the library announced Friday.
The library board accepted the donation Thursday, making a huge dent in its fundraising goals for the renovation of the library. The donation is the largest pledge in the history of the library, and it brings funding to almost 93% of the total project cost ($18.5 million).
The City of Eau Claire has invested $11.5 million to renovate the library’s failing mechanical systems while the Story Builder campaign is raising an additional $7 million in private funds to expand and enhance the library’s physical space a long overdue effort to meet the demands of Eau Claire’s ever-growing and evolving population.
Kiwanis Club to donate $25,000 to Eau Claire library expansion
December 28, 2020 7:12 PM Site staff
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WKBT) The Kiwanis Club of Eau Claire will present a $25,000 check to support the Story Builder campaign for the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library expansion project at 1 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Eau Claire Golf & Country Club in Altoona.
Kiwanis representatives will include club President Sheila Wall, President-elect Tom Mihajlov and Secretary Becky Mattson. Library representatives will include Story Builder campaign co-chair Carol Gabler and Deputy Director Kimberly Hennings.
The contribution reflects the Kiwanis vision of being “a positive influence in communities worldwide so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive,” according to a club news release.
EAU CLAIRE â While leaders of the community campaign to raise money for the expansion and renovation of Eau Claireâs public library are pleased to be nearly 60% of the way toward their goal, they also recognize time is running out.
The Story Builder campaign is seeking about $3 million more in donations for the planned $18.5 million project at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library before bids are scheduled to go out in March and construction is set to begin in May.
âSeeing the generous financial support lent to the Story Builder campaign has been amazing,â library director Pamela Westby said in a news release. âWe canât wait to launch the reconstruction this spring and get going on a new era for this library that will help build a better future for the Eau Claire region.â
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