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PTA lays out fundraising plan for timber 'Minutemen Pavilion' at Revere elementary
Summary
PTA leaders and a volunteer treasurer told the Revere Board of Education about plans for a timber-frame Minutemen Pavilion near the second-grade playground, seeking engraved bricks, pavers and six column sponsors to raise roughly $70,000; the board accepted the pavilion donation for future district maintenance.
The Revere Parent Teacher Association presented plans for a timber-frame “Minutemen Pavilion” to be built near the second‑grade playground, and the board acknowledged the project and its fundraising approach.
Ashley, who identified herself as PTA president, and PTA treasurer Bill Scott described the structure as a roughly 28‑by‑38‑foot timber pavilion intended for recess shade and outdoor classroom use. "It's gonna be blue," Scott said of the standing‑seam metal roof while outlining materials and drainage work. Scott said the structure itself is about $39,000, and the group has set an overall fundraising goal of approximately $70,000 that includes a roughly $12,125 contingency for unanticipated costs.
The PTA plans to sell engraved bricks and pavers and to offer six timber‑column sponsorships, with Scott saying the sponsorship ask for a column would be $2,500. He described a memorialization program using engraved bricks and pavers as a primary fundraising mechanism and said timbers had already been ordered and cut; construction was planned to begin in mid‑April, with concrete work expected to take one day and timber contractors set to assemble the frame in under five days.
Board members asked about combining sponsorships on columns and other donor logistics; Scott said companies could team up on a column and that the PTA would manage aesthetics and limit certain graphics. A board representative also noted that a pavilion behind the baseball backstop had been donated previously by a local family, and the board clerk confirmed the pavilion project was included on the consent agenda for acceptance as a facility the district would assume responsibility to maintain after construction.
The board approved the consent bundle that included acceptance of donations related to the pavilion. The PTA representatives said they are continuing to recruit volunteers and begin sales of pavers and bricks to reach their goal. The PTA also said it will host a dedication and ribbon‑cutting at the end‑of‑year carnival when construction is complete.
The PTA requested ongoing volunteer support and community purchases of bricks and pavers to close the fundraising gap; interested donors and volunteers were directed to contact the PTA for details.
