MIA Donates $5,000 To Moorestown Community House

MOORESTOWN, NJ — The Moorestown Improvement Association (MIA) is contributing $5,000 to the Moorestown Community House to support the continued restoration efforts for this historic township treasure, MIA announced during its membership meeting on March 15. At the meeting, MIA President Dave Schill presented the donation to Community House Restoration Committee Co-Chair Will Merriken and Community House Executive Director Caryn Lynch.

The Moorestown Community House was damaged by a fire in November of 2015. No one was injured in the fire, and it could've been a whole lot worse if not for the actions of a Good Samaritan who contacted first responders after he saw smoke coming out of the roof of the east wing while he was driving by.

It isn’t the first time MIA has financially supported renovation and restoration efforts for the Moorestown Community House. Under Schill’s leadership, MIA’s “Windows on Main Street” project in the spring of 2010 turned out to be a highly successful fundraising initiative for the Community House.

MIA has been working to preserve and enhance the quality of life in Moorestown since 1904. According to the organization’s mission statement, MIA members “strive to advance the common good through personal commitment, active participation, and financial support. It is Moorestown's oldest civic organization.

Activities focus on historic preservation, heritage appreciation, perpetuation of the tree-planting tradition, and environmental concerns.” For more, visit www.moorestownimprovement.org.

The attached image was provided: Pictured (left to right): Dave Schill, MIA president; Will Merriken, co-chair of Community House Restoration; and Caryn Lynch, Community House executive director. Photo by Kimberly Bunn.