Grant from Red Hat and Matching Gift Challenge Give Lift to
            Affordable Housing Apartments Project on Boston Road

One year ago this month The Drew Farmhouse Inc. received a two-thirds vote at town meeting for Community Preservation money.

The money was earmarked to preserve the 1860 Drew farmhouse at 70 Boston Road, most recently used to house real estate offices.

The balance of the funds are being used to create five apartments in the farmhouse. All five will be rented as “workforce affordable” units. To live there, tenants must meet income guidelines established by HUD.

To do the final work, The Drew Farmhouse board of directors is beginning its final fundraising campaign to raise the last $250,000.

Kicking off the final campaign is Red Hat, longtime Westford corporate leader with headquarters on Route 110. Last week, John Flanagan, former Red Hat executive and former president of Westford Rotary, announced that Red Hat is donating $10,000 to the workforce affordable housing project.

This thrilling news came just two weeks after another supporter of the affordable housing project offered to match every gift received between October 1st and the end of January 2025 up to $100,000.

Completion of this last phase of the campaign will mean that tenants can be living in the farmhouse apartments by the New Year.

To donate, please go to our website at drewfarmhouse.org or send your check payable to The Drew Farmhouse, Inc. to P.O. Box 391, Westford MA 01886. For information about donating stock, please email info@drewfarmhouse.org.

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