In October, Goshen residents and landowners received a mailing of the Re-imagine Goshen Center project’s recently printed brochure. This mailing generated donations and inquiries about volunteering.

On Nov. 12, an enthusiastic crowd gathered in the Goshen Town Hall for bingo. This event was hosted by the Open Space Committee as a fundraiser for the project.

Thanks to our generous community sponsors with donations of gift cards, as well as many hand-crafted items, the revenue generated from the bingo games, raffle and 50/50 surpassed projections. We raised $1,779.

The handcrafted quilt, displayed in various locations, generated a lot of interest. The raffle drawing was held Dec. 11 in the town office. The full/queen size quilt with a log cabin pattern was pieced and donated by Lorraine Brisson, and professionally quilted by Sue’s Quilt Studio in Chester, Vermont. Congratulations go to raffle winner, Kathy Heminway, of Ellington, Conn. The raffle raised $1,291.

The mission of the project is to create a vibrant town center that provides a recreational, cultural, and social gathering place that welcomes people of all ages and abilities; promotes community pride through beautification of our town center and provides a landscape to encourage physical activity and social gatherings.

This project will stimulate economic activity and enhance Goshen’s Main Street corridor, while transforming Goshen from a drive-through community to a destination and community hub.

New infrastructure will include building a timber frame pavilion and creating a town green in the area previously occupied by the tennis court.

The Open Space Committee extends its gratitude to all our sponsors, donors and volunteers who have supported this exciting project. The project will cost in excess of $300,000, and while we have community preservation funding, every donation helps.

To learn more about the Re-imagine Goshen Center project, visit our website at: www.goshen-ma.us/departments/open-space-committee/. For questions or to volunteer, please send an email to: reimaginegoshen01032@gmail.com.

Lorraine Brisson

Goshen