The Friends of the Chilmark Preschool would like to express our profound gratitude to the Chilmark voters who unanimously supported our new preschool building project on January 22. We would also like to thank those who have been supporting our efforts but were not able to participate in the vote, as well as the select board and Up-Island Regional School District Committee, who have been incredibly helpful in helping make this critical project a reality. It is truly heartening to see how strongly the Island community supports early childhood education.

Our nonprofit takes seriously the trust of the community and the work that lies ahead. We are committed to creating a purpose built, environmentally sound, aesthetically-pleasing building for our youngest learners.

The Friends of the Chilmark Preschool: Rebekah Thomson, Debbi Zetterberg, Anne Mayhew, Virginia Barbatti, Ellen Rossi, Robyn Dori, Alicia Knight and director Anja May