SISU Kitchen Project In early 2018, Lawrence Prospera began work on a commercial kitchen at the SISU Center. Despite the best of intentions, the project experienced multiple bumps and delays along the way. On September 13, 2018, an explosion in the natural gas lines owned by Columbia Gas of Massachusetts rocked Lawrence and most of the Merrimack Valley. The cleanup dragged well into the fall of 2019. As Lawrence Prospera was trying to finish the installation of the water and sewer lines, almost every plumber with any connection to the area was working as part of the clean up effort. In late 2019, Lawrence Prospera had started meeting with plumbers to discuss the completion of the project. On March 16, 2020 the country shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the kitchen project was again stalled. The original two week shutdown stretched on for months as did the halt in work on the kitchen. In the spirit of SISU, Lawrence Prospera remained resilient. As the country began to return to a new normal, work on the kitchen resumed . During the Spring of 2021, work on the kitchen was completed and in the fall of 2021, the kitchen will prepare daily meals for the SISU Center, the Lawrence Family Development Charter School, and the Community Day Charter School Network. LAWRENCE PROSPERA FY’2020–2021 ANNUAL REPORT PAGE 8
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