{"id":35779,"date":"2021-01-15T14:37:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T19:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=35779"},"modified":"2021-01-18T11:25:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T16:25:47","slug":"franklin-community-center-buys-masie-center-building-to-meet-expansion-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2021\/01\/franklin-community-center-buys-masie-center-building-to-meet-expansion-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Franklin Community Center Buys MASIE Center Building To Meet Expansion Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Franklin Community Center has purchased the former MASIE Center property at 95 Washington St. in Saratoga Springs. The building is needed by the organization as its programs expand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Susan Elise Campbell
\nFranklin Community Center has purchased the former MASIE Center property at 95 Washington St. in Saratoga Springs.
\nThe building will soon be known as The Michael & Stacie Arpey Family Community Center in tribute to the Saratoga Springs philanthropists who donated $1 million to help make the purchase a reality in 2020.
\n\u201cWe had raised the first million dollars when COVID struck,\u201d said center Executive Director Kari Cushing.
\nOver the past five years the growth in demand for the types of services and outreach Franklin Community Center provides made it clear that more square footage was needed, she said. \u201cThis reality led the board of directors to commit to more space.\u201d
\nThe building will be the fourth facility Franklin Community Center manages in order to bring basic necessities and services to the public. Administrative offices, a community room and a food pantry are housed at 10 Franklin St. The distribution center is across the corner at 101 Washington St. There is also a 19-unit rental building at 95 Congress St.
\n\u201cWe had thought our only option was to put an addition onto 10 Franklin St.,\u201d Cushing said. \u201cBut there was still a problem of where to put more freezers, refrigerators, and storage of food and materials as well as extended programs. Then the \u201cfor sale\u201d sign went up in front of the MASIE Center.\u201d
\nCathie and Elliot Masie, who Cushing said are big supporters of Franklin Community Center, were unaware their neighbors may be in a position to buy property to facilitate the expansion.
\n\u201cOur goal was $3 million, including any construction, moving and additional operating expenses, and we were approaching the private phase of reaching out to our larger donors before our public campaign began,\u201d said Cushing.
\nThere were $2 million in funds to go when the Arpey family made their donation and the Masie family made \u201ca significant reduction in the purchase price,\u201d she said. The 8,000-square-foot former educational center would be purchased for $2.1 million, further aided by a small loan from Adirondack Trust Co.
\n\u201cWe had to act quickly,\u201d Cushing said. \u201cThis was literally the only building that would work for our needs.\u201d
\nThe Masies sold the building fully furnished. Everything inside is on wheels, Cushing said, including tables, chairs and partitions. Few of the interior walls are load bearing and partitions can be moved to make smaller meeting areas \u201cthat will allow for the confidentiality people deserve when they visit the center for assistance.\u201d
\n\u201cWe can quickly reconfigure the awesome huge room for education and programs,\u201d she said. \u201cWe can also let other non-profits do training there or generate some revenue by renting out space to businesses for their own meetings.\u201d
\n\u201cNow instead of stacking back-to-school supplies, food for the pantry or donated items for the free store, everything is on a table and accessible, making it easier to fill orders,\u201d she said. \u201cNo more turning away donations. We felt the best way for us to use the space was the way it had been\u201d with a focus on flexibility and training.
\nBut the biggest challenge is feeding people in need and Franklin Community Center, like many nonprofits, are experiencing an unprecedented rise in the number of families whom they are supporting.
\n\u201cThere has been a whole different population of people we are saving since the pandemic started,\u201d said Cushing. \u201cWe fed 2,241 families since March, for a total of 7,031 individuals.\u201d She said 588 of those families were new to a food pantry.
\n\u201cFranklin Community Center has acted like a middleman between wonderfully generous people and people in need,\u201d said Cushing.
\nCushing and staff are \u201ctaking their time planning the move and determining the best use of the new space,\u201d both for themselves and the community they serve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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