b'The new Stevens Center will enable the Society to expand its mission to encompass not onlyhistory and preservation but also community and cultural engagement. This is a huge shift and one that will expand its reach and ensure its health and long-term viability. I ask you to join usin making history on the common! - LOUISE BORKE, Campaign Co-Chair My family joins me in saying the vision and planned transformation of the old Textile Museuminto the vibrant new Stevens Center is an exceptionally compelling project! This new hubfor history, culture and community activities in the Old Center will be a huge resource foreveryone in North Andover for many, many years to come!- MICHAEL LENIHAN, Campaign Co-ChairHaving grown up with Weir Hill and Edgewood Farm as our playground, learning to fish,swim and skate on Lake Cochichewick and Stevens Pond, having parents and grandparents who worked in Stevens Mill, being raised in a home built on Stevens land, starting a family businessin town, and finally, raising our families here, we are both proud to be a part of North Andover.The Societys reinvention of the Stevens Center will bring new opportunities for engagement and greatly benefit the town we love so much.- PETER AND JIM LAFOND, Owners, Lafond InsuranceThe Societys campaign to build a modern history museum and cultural center in the OldCenter will enhance the quality of life in town and also make it easier for the community tocome together and to connect with the towns rich history and understand how farming has shaped our community. Im looking forward to the new programming at the Stevens Center! - MICHAEL SMOLAK, Owner, Smolak Farm, Honorary Campaign Committee MemberAs our mission grows we envision a future where the angled wings of the Stevens Center, our new flagship building, reach out and embrace the Common, welcoming the town and all itscitizens. This campaign will allow us to engage the community more deeply, vibrantly and fully than ever before. I invite you to join us on this exciting journey! - CHRIS MCVEY, Board ChairThe newly-purposed building will be a tremendous positive force for North Andovers future.We eagerly anticipate gathering with friends and neighbors to celebrate and enjoy all it willoffer. We hope youll join us in supporting this worthy project.- WENDY AND BRAD WAKEMAN, Old Center Residents12'