Dear Members and Friends:

This summer will be stocked with events celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Village of Greendale. With your help, these events will involve all of Greendale. Check out the “Upcoming Events” listed elsewhere in this newsletter.

One event for late summer is worthy of special mention. Walking tours of the Village have always been especially popular. Most of those on the tours want to see the inside of an “Original” home. The tour will exclusively feature several Greendale Originals. Their owners will graciously open their homes to visitors who will get a glimpse into the past seeing many of the homes as they would have looked when Eleanor Roosevelt herself toured Greendale over 70 years ago.

We have been very busy in learning the challenges of grant writing as we continue seeking funding for The Greendale Community Center and Museum. The grant deadlines and award dates are scattered all over the calendar. To date, we have applied for four grants from local, state and federal sources. Due dates were this spring and early summer but we have to hold our breath for results until late fall and even to next year. More sources of funding are in our sights.

Your involvement as members and committee helpers continues to make us an active organization in the Village. We all look forward to a summer of celebration with the farmer’s markets, 4th of July festivities, Village Days and the Original Tour of Homes.

See you in the Village!

Ted Mainella, President