The Opening the Doors of Tomorrow project is complete. The effort entailed renovations to existing facilities (adding seven Launch classrooms, a preschool art room, a teen center and more) as well as construction of the Parish Life Center, which includes La Salette Hall, administrative offices and meeting space.

We are grateful to the dedicated volunteers who are working to ensure our parish continues to thrive. We are blessed to have many generous parishioners who already have donated. Our goal is to have every parishioner participate, every parishioner take ownership of the future of St. Ann and help us open the doors of tomorrow.

Despite exhaustive planning, unexpected issues arose as with any building project. They include:

• Plumbing and electrical issues were discovered during demolition of the existing facility that needed to be brought up to code.   
• In constructing the road around the building and the courtyard, we discovered the existing soil was not suitable to build on, so truckloads of soil were hauled off and new soil brought in. 
• Engineering assessments were required to ensure the proper soil bases were in place, resulting in additional costs. 
• Underground water retention, engineering and county approvals factored in as well. 
• Fire and alarm systems had to be upgraded and phone lines installed to bring our complex into compliance with today’s codes. 
• Finally, we were under construction during the initial Covid outbreak. Supplies were impacted and deliveries delayed. In some cases, costs skyrocketed. Even though we were under a fixed-price contract, we felt that the right thing to do was to compensate the impacted subcontractors for a portion of their costs. 

The planning process involved an initial design with preliminary budget, detailed design, revised budget and value engineering to reduce costs to match our pledge estimates. After adding architectural fees, Catholic Construction fees, engineering fees, owner-furnished systems and furniture, our overall budget reached $7.2 million.

As with any capital campaign, those who pledge sometimes move from the area, stop paying or lose their jobs, resulting in unfulfilled pledges. Of the $7.2 million pledged, St. Ann is on track to collect $7 million. The shortfall was anticipated and actually is less than a typical capital campaign, which often has unfulfilled pledges of 5 to 10 percent.

Our goal is to have every St. Ann's family participate in this project. Click an option below to share your support.