BREAKING NEWS Exciting Redevelopment Milestone Achieved Dear SS United States Conservancy Supporters: We are very pleased to confirm that we have now entered into a preliminary agreement in support of the redevelopment of the SS United States. Negotiations have been underway for some time, and planning will continue with a variety of stakeholders. While further due diligence is conducted, the Conservancy will receive financial support to cover the vessels core carrying costs for at least an additional three months. The project remains at an early and delicate phase, but we wanted to update our supporters about this encouraging development. As you can appreciate, the ships potential redevelopment represents a multifaceted engineering, real estate, and curatorial undertaking that will take considerable time to advance. Many challenges must still be overcome. However, we are fortunate that our new partners are very well equipped to handle this unique projects scope and scale, and the Conservancy looks forward to working closely with them in the months to come. Because negotiations are advancing on a confidential basis, we are unable to offer further specifics at this time. We will share additional information as soon as we possibly can. Again, the Conservancy views this as a very positive development which, while still in its initial stages, gives us renewed hope that we can, at long last, Save the United States. We have reached this moment because so many of you have helped us. You are the real heroes of this effort. We are particularly grateful to Gerry Lenfest, whose transformative contributions enabled the Conservancy to take title to the SS United States in 2011, and who has been a steadfast supporter of our efforts. We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to Jim Pollin. Without his leadership gift and challenge grant to the Conservancy last summer - and without such a generous response from far and wide to Jims call - we would never have achieved this milestone. While the ship is safe for the moment, this achievement doesnt mean our work is done. The Conservancy continues to plan our ship-board museum and educational center, build our archival and curatorial collections, document and disseminate the ships historic importance, plan for contingencies, and work together with our new redevelopment partners to prepare the SS United States for her voyage to her next port of call. Again, we cant thank you enough for joining us on this journey and for helping us reach this point. We will honor your commitment by continuing to work tirelessly to ensure that Americas Flagship endures and inspires for generations to come. With our warmest wishes for the holidays, Susan Gibbs Executive Director SS United States Conservancy
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:10:08 +0000
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