Bristlecone Lodge Remodel

     As you know, we are working toward owning our site through the land exchange. We are moving forward with a new vision to bring the site up to a fully functional level by the time we own our site.

     Bristlecone Lodge, which is now 40 years old, is our main retreat facility and is where our summer support staff lives during the summer.  Bristlecone, or BC as we know it, has served us very well over all of those years.  But it is showing its age and needs to be remodeled.

    There is a small window, typically November through the end of February, in which we can close Bristlecone for construction and not have a major impact on revenue or use.  The total cost of the remodeling project will be about $300,000.  We already have $140,000 in our designated funds for this project.  However, there is some urgency in our fundraising to raise the remianing $160,000 in the next 90 days so that we can start cosntruction in that limited time window.

    The financial support from the Rainbow Trail community over the years has been second to none.  We know this is an aggressive fund-raising schedule to have the funds available by December 1st.  We have already raised $40,000 including a $15,000 challenge gift to inspire others to give.  Please don't let your gift to this project affect your annual giving to RTLC.  We still need your support to keep operations going.  But if you can make an additional gift to help make this project happen, you will help transform how we do ministry in all seasons of the year.  We can receive stock gifts as well. Contact Dave Jarvis for more details.