Miracle at the Blue Cottage
Sales of cookies and gift items helped raise funds to repair a water line at Cleveland Heights' Blue Cottage. [photo: Jan Milic]
To the Editor:
Without any tedious committee meetings, and with very little publicity, a holiday sale of gifts, crafts and cookies on Dec. 9 and Dec. 16 scored a success for the Forest Hill neighborhood.
The motivation for the sale was to raise money to repair the Blue Cottage’s water line, which was broken when the gas company put in new lines on Lee Boulevard.
People who hadn't been seen in years came with boxes of donations, and more came to shop, including 94-year-old Isaiah Jones. People from throughout the Noble area stopped by, as did two members of Cleveland Heights City Council.
I was awed by the phalanx of bakers who came forward with homemade cookies of all kinds!
We were pleased to give visibility to our great neighborhood and involve so many neighbors for two great afternoons!
Jan Milic
Jan Milic has been a Forest Hill resident 46 years, and is a past president of Forest Hill Home Owners Inc.