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Friends of the Barn

LOOK WHAT GOOD FRIENDS CAN DO!

The photo at the right is of the second floor of the barn "before" the initial clean up began.

The Uniontown Community Development Association (UCDA), the non-profit public development authority run by volunteers that was the visionary and implementer of the art center idea, completed the re-construction with private donations, grants from a variety of public and agencies and private foundations,and thousands of volunteered hours. Therefore, there are no mortgage payments on the facility. This enables UCDA to promise the participating artisans the lowest possible rental rates. The operating budget is a "make ends meet" budget, with no profit built in.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a 501(c)3 non profit organization. Donations provide for ongoing support of the facility and its programs through planned giving. Three capital projects still need to be funded: development of the agriculture museum and development of the public parking area.

Donations may be made to Artisans at the Dahmen Barn. All donations are tax deductible and donors may specify a specific use for the funds. Donors may mail checks made to Artisans at the Dahmen Barn, to P O Box 36, Uniontown WA 99179. A written receipt will be sent, and donors may be listed on the website at their request.

Featured Friends of the Barn

You can also be a Friend of the Barn by:
~ adopting a wheel
~ purchasing a DVD and/or a cookbook
~ volunteering your time
~ donating needed items
~ shopping online through iGive.com where up to 26% of your purchase is donated back to the barn by the store. THERE IS NO COST TO THE SHOPPER. You may also search online through iGive and earn 2 cents for each. Go to http://iSearch.iGive.com/toolbar.cfm to put iGive on the toolbar of your computer.
~ and by pledging a planned gift

Additional information on some of the above items may be found on other pages in this Sustaining the Barn section.

As of 9-1-2010, $393,333 has been paid in development costs from funds donated or from grants, and $150,275 has been donated in labor and materials.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn recognizes those individuals and groups that play an irreplaceable role in supporting and supplementing the Dahmen Barn's programs and improvements. See below the Featured Friend for this period.

Shirley McCann

Shirley's passion for gardening and artistic talent graces the table in the foyer of the Barn during the growing season, where each week she prepares a beautiful large flower arrangement. Touring Shirley's garden reveals her interest in growing out-of-the-ordinary plants, so the arrangements she brings to the Barn are not what you would receive from a florist.

Shirley McCann is the wife of UCDA Board member John McCann.

Complete List of Donors

Sources of Development Funds

Donations from many interested individuals

Whitman County Economic Development Fund

Washington State Building for the Arts Fund

Foundation Northwest

Avista Foundation - gallery lighting

Tri-State Community Fund

USDA Rural Development - elevator

Inland Northwest Community Foundation

New fixtures illuminate the gallery wall and pedestals.

Sources of Funds for Operations

Washington State Arts Commission

U S Bancorp Foundation

Inland Northwest Community Foundation

Sponsors of the Grand Opening

Included the following individuals and businesses:

Alison Meyer Photography
AmericanWest Bank
Basalt Cellars
Colton Vet Service
Churchyard Inn
Ed Garretson
Eleanor's Corner Saloon
Green Cottage Antiques
High Button Shoe
Inland Telephone
J & S Bindery
Jacqui Masson
Len Zeoli
Littlefield Antiques
Marian Flahavin
Mary Aegerter
Premier Alpacas of the Palouse
Sage Baking Company
Splendid Old Stuff
The Shop at the Barn
Uniontown American Legion
Uniontown Co-operative Association

Sponsors of the Wylie Gustafson benefit concert held August 2010

This event was held to raise funds for the conversion of the loafing shed into an agricultural museum. Even during this difficult economic period, the following businesses supported this effort with either a cash donation or a donation of in-kind services. We appreciate their generosity.

BENEFACTORS
Lewiston Tribune with the Daily News
KRLC with KCLX Radio Stations
McGregor Company
Skelton’s Carpet One
Vern Eide Ford of Moscow

SPONSORS
Avista
Busch Distributors
Cannon's Building Supply
Red Lion Inn
Reilly Accounting
South Fork Bistro
Uniontown Co-op with
the Lewis Clark Grain Terminal

SUPPORTERS
AmericanWest Bank
Best Western University Inn
Chipman-Taylor
Columbia Tractor
Gritman Medical Center
Hahn Rental Center
Image Design Center
Inland Networks
Lewiston Printing
McKenzie’s Hair Salon, Pullman
Moscow Building Supply
NW Farm Credit Services
PDQ Import Repair
Pepsi/7-Up
Premier Alpacas of the Palouse
RE/MAX Pullman
Roach Construction
Schwan’s
Stonebraker-McQuary Insurance Agency
Uniontown Deli & Mini Mart
Valley Electric
Wild West Ranch Wear

Special thanks go to the Whitman County Sheriff's Posse for help with the parking, and the many, many volunteers from the community and the boards of directors who went out of their way to prepare the hillside and staff various jobs the day of the event.