The former Our Lady of the Presentation School, shut by the Archdiocese of Boston in 2005, hosts a celebration of its rebirth as the Presentation School Foundation Community Center, with a dedication at 3:30 p.m. followed by a party until 8 p.m.
The center now offers health screenings, daycare and preschool programs and community meeting space.
The Brighton-based sneaker company says that if the Presentation School Foundation raises $100,000 by June 11, it'll kick in $200,000.
Earlier this month, the foundation said it needed to raise $275,000 by mid-June to begin renovation and construction at the Oak Square site, last used as a parochial school six years ago. Because of the timing of an overall $4.5-million loan deal, the foundation says if it can't raise the money, it will have to look at selling off the building.
The city grant, arranged by Mayor Menino and City Councilor Mark Ciommo, brings supporters of the proposed conversion of the old Presentation School into a multi-use community center oh so close to actual construction. Presentation School Foundation President Tom O'Brien told a packed room at the Y tonight that the foundation is now only $275,000 away from being able to start renovation and construction.
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