Sunday, August 1st has been a long time in coming for Don Schneider, the Project manager for the renovation of the old St. Francis hotel building.
The building, located at 124 S. Detroit Street in Xenia was donated to the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) on November 27, 2002 by Brad and Eric Montgomery of the Montgomery Insurance & Investment agency.
Don, also an IHN Board member, along with Don Seela, Engineer, and a host of faithful volunteers, have been working every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday for seven years- stopping only when monetary donations ran short.
The renovation priority was: Don't take construction short cuts even if funds were running low.
Finally, a building which all can proud of - is finished!
The Dedication Ceremony was held on Sunday, August 1st. A nice crowd attended. In appreciation, they were treated to a Spaghetti dinner.
The Interfaith Hospitality Network is a national, non-profit organization whose goal is to alleviate homelessness by providing shelter, meals, and assistance for homeless persons. The Greene County IHN has been open since 1995 but has been relying on area churches, since they had no permanent facility of their own.
We must mention that the Common Cup took a humble role in sponsoring one of the rooms through donations and volunteer labor.
I have no long list of all the supporters of the renovation, but I must point out that Faith Community UMC has been very generous in their support.
The highlight of that Sunday afternoon dedication was springing the news on Don Schneider that the old hotel building on which he worked so hard, will forever more be known as "The Schneider House"
Photos of the dedication service are posted on our website. CLICK HERE to view them.
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