SAVE THE GODBOLD!!!!!!!!!

                        PRESS CONFERENCE

                           Tuesday, March 25, 2014

                           1:30 p.m., Café J, 2605-19th St.

 

Please join the Lubbock Heritage Society Board for a 1:30 p.m. Press Conference at Café J, supporting the Save the Godbold Campaign.

 

The Godbold Center, formerly the Plains Clinic and the original St. Mary’s Hospital, is in the process of being sold.  The prospective new owner is considering tearing the structure down and replacing it with a high-rise hotel.

 

The Lubbock Heritage Society is very concerned about the destruction of yet another historic structure in Lubbock.  We are holding a press conference to express that concern.  Lubbock Heritage Society President, Pam Brink, will speak to the issue, and we are asking you, as a member of the Lubbock Heritage Society, to come stand with us.  We know that many of you will have memories of the Plains Clinic and St. Mary’s Hospital.  Please send them to us via email at aae1@nts-online.net  to post on our Web site, or possibly share with reporters at the press conference. 

 

One by one, we have lost buildings with historic significance, and we must make every effort to save what we have left.  The doctors who practiced in the Plains Clinic and the nuns who served in the St. Mary’s Hospital were among the most dedicated individuals to ever serve our area.  Multitudes of births and deaths and, undoubtedly, lots of miracles, have occurred in that building, perhaps even to a member of our own families.  Please – let’s make sure this building remains for generations to come.

 

Thank you for your attention to this notice, and we look forward to hearing from you.  “Save the Godbold” buttons are available by calling any of the Lubbock Heritage Society Board Members listed below.

                 Pam Brink, President                                         Telephone: 392-4949        

                Lonnie Wheeler, Vice President                        Telephone: 744-178

                Gretchen Scott, Treasurer                                  Telephone:  791-5456

                Sammy Jones-Dodson, Secretary                    Telephone: 535-0687