Dear Friend,
I’ve shared with many of you that while our building and playground were under construction, children from the neighborhood would stand at the fence and cheer on the construction workers. Now the fences are gone, the building is open and the playground is full. Even as the days are darker and colder, we can still hear the squeals of joyous children as they swing, slide and run around Heroes Park. I’m uplifted to be providing such a meaningful, play-filled location for the community’s youth.
The good news doesn’t stop there, though. Since we opened our doors last month, we’ve hosted dozens of outside organizations for meetings, filled our largest-ever ACCESS to Manufacturing class from people who signed up at the Community Open House (see the story below), and even more technologies and tools have arrived to help MAGNET better serve regional manufacturers.
With Thanksgiving upon us, I want to again offer ENORMOUS THANKS to all of MAGNET’s donors and supporters – whether you support the building or our programmatic efforts. Your belief in our vision and our ability to have lasting impact on our community is enormously powerful. Together, we are working to ensure the next generation of Northeast Ohio is stronger than the current one.
In case you haven’t experienced the building yet, below are some photos to tide you over until you visit. And here are a few stories about the building and how we plan to use it for good from Cleveland.com, Channel 5 News, Crain’s Cleveland, Channel 3 News, Yahoo.com, and an op-ed in Crain’s.
Please let us know if you’re interested in hosting your next meeting or event at MAGNET.
Thank you all again, and I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
Ethan