Central Terminal

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Central Terminal Restoration Corp.

P.O. Box 468

Buffalo, New York 14212

contact: Derek J. Punaro

(716) 954-2225

volunteercoord@buffalocentralterminal.org

http://www.buffalocentralterminal.org

Organization Mission		The Central Terminal opened in 1929 and served as a train station until 1978, when Amtrak diverted all passenger train traffic to the Exchange Street Station downtown and to Depew. The terminal spent nearly two decades sitting idle and sustained extensive damage from vandals and the weather. In 1997, the building was sold to the Central Terminal Restoration Corp., an all-volunteer organization, which is working to clean up and rehabilitate the building. Mission: 1. Re-establish the Central Terminal as an economic asset of the City of Buffalo/Erie County. 2. Preserve and restore the building to a public/private use consistent with its historic/architectural value. 3. Use the building to create an economic, social and educational concept that is advantageous to the community both near and far. 4. Make the building attractive to a developer. 5. Find a responsible tenant/developer with adequate resources for the adaptive re-use of the building/portion. 6. Save the building with reasonable historic correctness with some public access. 7. Explore use as a transportation hub for Amtrak and/or light rail.
Type of Volunteer Needed		Primarily weekends from spring to fall.
Volunteer Skills Needed		Any and all skills are useful. We will find a place to use you.
Volunteer Responsibilities		We need volunteers in a wide range of situations. From construction workers to people greeters; we need people to sell merchandise and people to haul debris. We are looking for volunteers with a background in construction, plumbing or electrical to work with our building committee. People who would like to work security, as tour guides, selling merchandise, or coming up with ideas for events should work with our public relations team.

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