Cigar factory fundraising taken up a notch

(Polk County Democrat) $50,000. That is what the City of Bartow projects it will cost to protect and preserve the former Thompson Co. Cigar Factory, according to Bill Melvin and Trish Pfeiffer, two members of the Thompson Cigar Factory Redevelopment Project committee that spearheaded the drive to save the cigar factory from the wrecker’s ball, and which has been given the responsibility to raise the necessary funds. The committee is working with, but not connected to, the city. ... There also is a website (http://www.cigarfactorybartow.com/) and a Facebook page (cigarfactorybartow), said Pfeiffer. Continued

Photo: Thompson Cigar Factory Preservation and Restoration Project