A series of entries designed to capture the ongoing adventures of NINA! See how we came to be where we are today, and follow along as we enter the new century of social media!
Page: 22The exterior trim has gone up.
Work on the front door today. That’s Matt Pearce working on the door and Bruce Cormier working on the intercom system.
The masons finished up the front of the house, and it looks pretty darned good. The site is a godawful muddy mess, though – which is why there aren’t any photos of it here!
We went by 115 & 117 Sigourney today, and look who we found: Mike Stockman! Mike was back to volunteer at 117, helping to install closet hardware. It was good to see him again.
Kim Kann, Senior Director, Public Relations and Corporate Communications at ConnectiCare, dropped by 115 Sigourney Street today to present NINA with a grant through Connecticut's Neighborhood Assistance Act program. ConnectiCare has supported NINA for last three years, and we were thrilled today to be able to give Kim a look at what ConnectiCare's contribution helps to support.
NAA grants support energy-efficient features at affordable housing projects, in particular at historic rehabilitations, where the cost of installing energy-efficient features can be very expensive. ConnectiCare's generosity helps NINA to keep our homes affordable to buy and affordable to live in, and that helps to revitalize Asylum Hill.
Pictured here are Susan Winkler, Executive Director of the Connecticut Insurance and Financial Cluster and NINA Board Member; Kim Kann; and Ken Johnson, NINA Executive Director.
We are very grateful to ConnectiCare and to Kim for their continued support for our work!
Plus a shot of the whole lot from the intersection at South Marshall Street. This photo captures Asylum Hill history, with 140 Hawthorn Street in the background, 86 Hawthorn in the center, and the old foundation of Marshall Gardens in the foreground.
The masons have finished the sides and rear of the house and are now starting on the front of the house.
These are reference shots for the future, in case I lose track of which floor is which in old photos, but they also show how individual improvements are made to historic buildings. Once upon a time, these doors would have been the same. Of course, once upon a time they also opened onto a balcony – we think. I mean, we know there was some sort of balcony attached to the front of the building, but we don’t have any idea what it would have looked like except that it was probably very narrow.
NINA was thrilled to attend today Connecticut Natural Gas's annual Neighborhood Assistance Act Grant Recipient Ceremony at the Energize CT Center in North Haven. CNG has been a big supporter of NINA's work over the last decade, contributing both to our projects and to our operations, and we are very grateful for their generosity.
Connecticut's NAA program is a terrific one -- it allows non-profits like NINA to apply for funding to support energy-efficient features in affordable housing projects while giving the corporation's that contribute through the program a deduction in their state income tax liability. For NINA and CNG, it's a great pairing, as we apply the funds CNG contributes toward the cost of energy-efficient boilers powered by natural gas and double-paned, low-E windows that help to keep heating costs down.
Pictured here is NINA's program manager with Eileen Lopez-Cordone, AVANGRID Community & Economic Development Specialist, and Al Carbone, Manager of Government and Community Relations. CNG is a subsidiary of AVANGRID.
