03/16/2022
TODAY (3/16) is Giving Day, and Watermargin is asking for your help!
Watermargin decided to participate in Giving Day because our roof is years overdue for a large capital replacement project. In efforts to find alternative ways of raising this money, such as through raises in board costs and loans, we have come to the conclusion that fundraising is going to serve as an essential component to being able to complete this project without undermining our Watermargin’s mission to be one of the only affordable housing options at Cornell. Like many, COVID-19 heavily impacted Watermargin’s ability to operate, but we are extremely grateful to have a house of 24 this year and 26 this coming year. However, with the roof project looming, we’ve needed to fix leaks and structural issues that impact the wellbeing of housemates - in order to keep the home safe and a place for growth for this capacity, we need your help.
Our roof is an essential component to the safety and well being of our house, whose mission has always been to be a haven for inclusion, education, and dialogue. Since our founding in 1948, this house has welcomed speakers like Malcolm X and Eleanor Roosevelt, and we’re continuing these meaningful conversations this semester with a series of 7 educational dialogues with academics and activists on topics ranging from food justice, labor organizing, housing rights, community agriculture, mediation/facilitation, and war/imperialism.
We would hugely appreciate any amount of support to help us continue our mission of educational, justice-oriented affordable housing as we approach our 75th year of striving towards these goals. Thank you so much!!!
GIVING DAY LINK - open til midnight tonight:
https://givingday.cornell.edu/campaigns/watermargin-cooperative-house