About the Cool the School Campaign
Three years ago technicians told us the 40-year old chiller at Red Bird Christian School was beyond repair. We launched our campaign to Cool the School that year as a three-phase funding and replacement project. It seems like a miracle, but donations received over these three years have funded Phase I – replacement of the chiller.
We now enter Phase II – replacement of the 40-year old classroom air handler units. Our Cool the School campaign now moves to the next phase, replacement of the air handlers for classrooms, hallways and stairwells at Red Bird Christian School. These units have been also been in service since the school building first opened in 1983. These units, too, have been repaired and maintained over the years, but are in need of replacement before they completely “die” leaving students without heating or cooling in classrooms. Teachers are using screwdrivers to adjust the temperature of the 40-year old units where plastic knobs rotted years ago.
The average cost to buy and install each classroom unit is $10,000. Sponsors donating a minimum $1,000 for a classroom unit will have their name placed on a recognition plaque mounted in the classroom. Units in hallways and stairwells must be replaced and in rooms like the library and STEAM classroom that are larger, will need more than one unit. Please help now with an online donation, or mail your check to Red Bird Mission, Inc., 70 Queendale Ctr, Beverly, KY 40913-9607 marked “Cool the School”.