Virginia Geil This is Me

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1. 1. www.pe.com

   www.pe.com/localnews/inland/st - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/29/2007   Last Visited: 4/30/2007

   It's helped a lot of people," said Virginia Geil, the garage's guardian angel and president of the Bloomington Preservation Foundation.
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   Virginia Geil, president of the Bloomington Preservation Foundation, is leading the efforts to refurbish the Bloomington Garage and transform the landmark into a museum.
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   However, bringing the building up to code standards isn't cheap, and Geil said the foundation's funds are nearly gone.
   
   Foundation members have appealed to Supervisor Josie Gonzales's office for a grant, but Geil said the group still hasn't heard back from the county.
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   "More than 500 people slept in the street that night to watch it," Geil recalled.
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   "They can't wait to come," Geil said.
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   "They had a heck of a time breaking it up," Geil said.
   
   The building's wood resisted dry rot for more than nine decades, she said.
   
   Geil is eager for local students to descend on the museum exhibits, after they're complete. She's optimistic that can happen this year.
   
   "We want to give them a project that is walking distance" from Bloomington's schools, she said.

2. 2. WrightTimes.com Article - Computer Literacy Program

   www.wrighttimes.com/article.ph - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/2/2004   Last Visited: 10/2/2005

   "The seniors are the priority, but we want to teach anyone who needs help," said Virginia Geil, founder of the Bloomington Preservation Foundation.
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   Geil herself is taking a class. "The seniors are just so excited about it. We had no idea we could do it," said Geil who added, "Seniors need that extra attention to realize that computers are our friends."