Appeal inches closer to its £1m. target

Joiner Paul Kelly, from Aran Developments, at work on Maison de Quetteville, which is starting to take shape. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0565526)

MONEY is still coming in for the Maison Million Appeal.

‘It’s eased up a little bit, but we’ve had one or two large donations,’ said Paul Le Boutillier, chairman of Maison L’Aumone. ‘We would like it to be a bit quicker than it is. But we are going to get there and we are extremely upbeat about the whole situation.’

Mr Le Boutillier said he was unable to provide a total raised so far, but was meeting the secretary in seven days’ time and would know an accurate figure then.

The appeal was launched by the Guernsey Press in April 2007 to help raise the £1m. needed to begin work on the project. In January, the total stood at £618,000.

As the directors were confident that the target could be reached, they agreed to act as guarantors for the rest.

Work on Maison de Quetteville, the 29-bed Alzheimer’s care unit which will be connected to Maison L’Aumone, began that month.

‘Work is going extremely well at the present time,’ said Mr Le Boutillier. ‘We are extremely pleased with the way things are going.’

Article posted on 22nd April, 2008 - 12.45pm

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