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| Beloved
Richmond pool's comeback making splash Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, March 14, 2009 Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/03/14/BAUA16DOGJ.DTL#ixzz0TCIJsqOs |
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 August
31, 2009: Pictures
taken at the 2nd Plunge Peek showing extensive
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| Saturday, August 15, 2009 11am – 1pm: ONE YEAR OF PROGRESS - A Remarkable Look Inside - Join Us! >> | ||||||||||||||||||||
 June 19, 2009 - The bar moves up to $200,000 (almost)! Keep those donations coming in! Left to right: Damon Guthrie of Same Team (illustrator of the matching goal artwork), David Vincent & Don Woodrow Photo by David Moore/SincereDesign.com |
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 Proclamations and Congratualations, left to right: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, U.S. Congressman George Miller, California State Senator Loni Hancock, California Assemblymenber Nancy Skinner, Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia and City of Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin. Click HERE to see the full size proclamations |
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Dec 3, 08: Latest
PHOTOS of the Plunge construction progress. Many major
steps since August 4, 08 >> |
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August 4 , 2008: Plunge Renovation, Phase 1 begins !
Phase I includes the restoration of the original natatorium structure, which houses the swimming pool and the renovation of the 10,000 square foot swimming pool itself. The historic monitor will be replaced during this phase. This phase of work is fully funded. The proposed timeline for this work is:This contract has a duration of 400 days to completion (about 1.1 yrs) Phase 2 of the renovation includes rebuilding the changing, bath and shower facilities and restoring the front, neoclassical part of the building. A grant from the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation has been awarded for this phase. This is a matching grant and the money is to be used for Phase 2 only and the money is to come from private sources only. The grant award is in the amount of $500,000. We are continuing to look for money to match this grant and close the shortfall. Donations
can be sent to: Save
The Richmond Plunge Trust. Save
the Richmond Plunge Trust is the fund raising entity
of Richmond Friends of Recreation. |
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| The Plunge received $75,000 from the Partners in Preservation! - See the details >> | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday
the 13th of May at 6 PM
On
May 6th, 2008 the Richmond City Council awarded
the contract to renovate the Richmond Plunge to West
Bay Builders. West Bay Builders is a Novato firm
and came in with the lowest responsible bid.