Sunday, February 27, 2000
Leaks plague shelter
BY MARK SCHMETZER
Enquirer Contributor
MIDDLETOWN — The roof is caving in on Serenity House — literally.
The shelter, which has served Middletown's homeless since moving into the old Middletown Public Library building at 1320 First Ave. in 1995, needs two new roofs to repair leaks that began at least a year ago.
Cost estimates for the combined projects range from $75,000 to $92,000, said Karen Klobedanz, who founded the facility with her husband, Gerhard, in Trenton in 1991 and moved to Middletown in 1993. They don't have the money to pay for it.
“The Ohio Department of Development has agreed to pay $35,000,” Ms. Klobedanz said Friday.
The leaks are causing the floors to expand, as well as wooden frames around the doors, she said. “It's damaging the plaster. Rain has knocked down part of the ceiling on the second floor and first floors and runs down the walls. There's quite a bit of damage. Fixing that is work we can do ourselves — unless somebody wants to donate it.”
Serenity House offers shelter, breakfast and lunch for Middletown's homeless, working poor and needy families from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. The facility also acts as a clearinghouse for donations of food, furniture and clothing for needy families.
For more information about Serenity House, call (513) 422-8555, or e-mail the facility at serenity@erinet.com.
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