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October 01, 2021 - 10:39am | By Allye Doyle
(Fargo, ND)-- St.Paul's Newman Center at NDSU announced today that they received a gift of $900,000 for their building project. This gift is being added to the goal of $10 million that the center has been working towards since last fall.
One year ago the St.Paul's Newman Center reached their original campaign goal of $21.5 million. However some foreseen and unforeseen circumstances compelled the center to launch another campaign to push for the extra $10 million.
Like most projects, St. Paul's faced an increase in construction costs since they set a campaign goal in 2015. Additionally, the design of the facility became more developed and refined over the same time frame. While discerning the best path forward, top campaign leadership and supporters encouraged the Newman Center not to cut the vision or sacrifice the quality of the facility.
In light of this, it was determined an additional $10 million would be needed to Finish the Race, which is also the title of this second campaign push. As of receiving this latest gift, $26,400,000 has been raised toward the total needed funds of $31.5 million.
“I am grateful to God for this incredible couple who made such a tremendous gift. We are now $5 million from finishing the race. This project is a shining light of hope in our culture today. It will have an impact on countless young adults for the benefit of our communities and society for years to come,” says Father James Cheney, pastor of St. Paul's.
The Newman Center wishes to thank everyone who has partnered with them to make this project a reality.
