FEBRUARY 2020 BHS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE
With Important “Nuts and Bolts” Information from the Project Management Committee
To those who have already supported the BHS New Heights Capital Campaign, we thank you. If you have not yet joined us, we hope you will. Together, our community has taken bold steps to transform our two physical buildings into one beautiful, accessible and expanded indoor and outdoor space. This will meet our needs today and into the future. We remain appreciative of this community’s commitment to a brighter future and look forward to sharing more information in the weeks ahead.
Warmest Regards,
Susan Chadick, Campaign Co-Chair
Dave Smetana, Campaign Co-Chair
THE NUTS & BOLTS
From March 20, 2020 through August 20, 2021, we will gut renovate 127 Remsen Street, and – to get ready – the three lower level classrooms and upstairs Clergy Suite will move to temporary spaces in the neighborhood. Our construction has been planned to result in the least disruption possible to our BHS community.
There will be NO impact on any programming or staff WITHIN 131 Remsen throughout the remainder of the academic year. All preschool, parenting center, religious school, adult ed classes, ritual programming and celebration, and access to all staff within 131 will continue without interruption.
AT THE END OF FEBRUARY: IN AND AROUND 127 REMSEN STREET
On February 26, the Clergy Suite members – Rabbi Lippe, Cantor Porzecanski, Executive Assistant Liann Herder, and Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutor/Rabbinic Intern Healy Slakman – will be MOVING OUT of 127 Remsen Street. The Rabbi, Cantor, and Executive Assistant will relocate to One Pierrepont Plaza, 12th Floor, within the Regus Suite of Offices. All emails and phone numbers will travel with them for continuity of operations.
Students being tutored by Rabbinic Intern Healy Slakman will meet with her in Rabbi Kane’s office on the 3rd floor of 131 Remsen Street.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah students and members with appointments to meet with Rabbi Lippe and/or Cantor Porzecanski should go to One Pierrepont Plaza. Appointments will be on a security list at the Main Security Desk inside One Pierrepont Plaza, and visitors will be asked for photo identification. Students may present their regular school ID for this purpose. If identification is not available, clergy will be called from the desk to come down and meet their appointments personally.
The map to the right shows how to get to One Pierrepont Plaza
Beginning on Feb. 25, the three Religious School classes currently taking place in 127 Remsen Street on Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be relocated to three classrooms in the St. Ann’s School’s Rubin Building (124 Pierrepont Street). Teachers in those affected classrooms and St. Ann’s security staff will be present at the start of the religious school days to direct students to their respective classrooms. Separate communications will be sent from the Religious School staff to all affected student households.
All questions about our project may be directed to Sue Gold, Executive Director.
Thank you for your patience and attention to these matters as we work to create a new and exciting space in which our community can thrive!
Karen Gordon, President
Sue Gold, Executive Director
Project Management Committee: Alan Schiffres, Rachel Loeb, Marcia Bellows, Barbara Zimmerman, Justin Elghanayan