LEWISTON — The YWCA of Central Maine will stay open after all.
Since announcing its closure last Thursday, the 130-year-old institution has gathered $75,000 in donations and the promise of another $125,000 by the end of the week.
Leaders also plan to immediately begin a $1 million statewide fundraising campaign, aimed at erasing more than $700,000 in debt and making energy efficient improvements to the YWCA’s nearly 40-year-old East Avenue building.
“We’re running so fast,” said Lee Young, president of the YWCA’s five-member board of directors.
On Monday morning, one week after they voted to close, the board voted to remain open.
Click for the rest of the story by Daniel Hartill in the Lewiston Sun Journal.
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