PENASCO VALLEY HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN 2025, THE PVHPS CONTINUED TO KEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT THE HEART OF ITS CORE BELIEFS BY FOSTERING STRONG PARTNERSHIPS. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EVENTS, SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND OPEN COMMUNICATION, THE PVHPS ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO A SHARED VISION OF GROWTH AND SUPPORT. BY CONTINUING TO PRIORITIZE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND A CULTURE OF INCLUSIVITY, THE PVHPS ENSURED THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REMAINED A VIBRANT AND ESSENTIAL PART OF ITS IDENTITY. HERE ARE EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FROM 2025. YOUTH CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE FUND PROGRAM: FIFTEEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE HIRED AS NONPROFIT INTERNS, WORKING UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF A PVPHS BOARD MEMBER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ANNUAL COMMUNITY YARD SALE: APPROXIMATELY 100 HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT, WHICH WAS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS AND VISITORS OF THE PEASCO VALLEY COMMUNITIES. WEEKLY GROWERS MARKET: HELD THROUGHOUT JULY AND AUGUST, THE MARKET FEATURED MORE THAN A DOZEN COMMUNITY VENDORS EACH WEEK AND WELCOMED ALL PEASCO VALLEY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VISITORS. ADDITIONAL ANNUAL EVENTS: THE VETERANS RECOGNITION EVENT AND THE HOLIDAY LIGHT PARADE ALSO DREW PARTICIPATION FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VISITORS ACROSS THE PEASCO VALLEY.

ST. ANTHONY BUILDING RESTORATION THE PVHPS CONTINUED TO ACTIVELY FUNDRAISE IN 2025, BUILDING ON OUR SUCCESS WITH GRANT AWARDS AND STATE FUNDING THAT HAVE SUPPORTED CRITICAL PRE- RESTORATION WORK. WE HIRED AN ARCHITECT SPECIALIZING IN HISTORIC BUILDING RESTORATION AND COMPLETED KEY ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING STRUCTURAL AND SOIL ANALYSES. IN ADDITION, GRADING AND DRAINAGE PLANS WERE FINALIZED, ALONG WITH A CONSTRUCTION PLAN FOR STABILIZING OUR HISTORIC BUILDING. THESE IMPORTANT STEPS HAVE POSITIONED US TO BEGIN RESTORATION WORK IN SPRING 2026.