AiP Announces New Partnership with Preservation Delaware: First Project Launches in August

June 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Adventures in Preservation has joined forces with Preservation Delaware to jump start preservation efforts in the First State. The two non-profit organizations are working together to involve more volunteers in the preservation of Delaware’s historic buildings and their settings. The organizations’ kick-off project, beginning August 7, 2011, focuses on bringing together volunteers to help restore the Bellanca Air Service Hangar in New Castle, Delaware.

The hangar is the last remaining structure associated with the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, founded in 1927 by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca and Henry B. DuPont. The “modern” structure stands in marked contrast to the colonial buildings usually associated with New Castle, the colonial capital of Delaware. “We are trying to promote preservation across the entire spectrum of our heritage,” explained Terry Graham, Preservation Delaware’s Executive Director.

Called Colonial New Castle By Night – Golden Age Of Aviation By Day, the project hopes to draw volunteers from the entire Eastern Seaboard to New Castle for a week of hands-on restoration. Work will focus on restoring the windows on one or more of the hangar’s large sliding doors. Duffy Hoffman, a third-generation craftsman with more than 25 years’ experience in the preservation trades, will lead the project, teaching and guiding volunteers as they work.

Preservation Delaware, Inc. (www.preservationde.org) is the statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of Delaware's architectural heritage and historic settings through education, public policy initiatives and technical assistance.

Adventures in Preservation, a non-profit organization, has supported community-based heritage preservation projects since 2002. Its volunteer vacations provide meaningful opportunities to travel, learn historic preservation skills, restore buildings, and renew communities. Learn how AiP harnesses the power of volunteers and the strengths of local communities to make a difference at www.adventuresinpreservation.org.

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Adventures in Preservation's one- and two-week hands-on building conservation workshops and volunteer vacations provide meaningful opportunities to travel, learn about historic preservation, restore buildings, and renew communities.