COMMUNITY Archives - Chase Lumber

It’s not the customary Chase Lumber way to speak about ourselves. So, forgive us as we pick up the horn and make a little sound about taking 125 trips around the sun. Toot.

Truth be told, we owe a debt of gratitude to our first customer in 1897 and every single one of you thereafter who have entrusted us with your projects; materials and product needs; questions, challenges, and friendship.

For you to rely on our service and support means everything to us. It’s the common thread that runs through the first day our doors opened in Sun Prairie to where we are now in Sun Prairie, DeForest and McFarland.

So as the saying goes, the more things change the more they stay the same is just how we like it. From the industrial revolution to the depression through two world wars and an ever-changing market, business, and technological landscape we’ve remained true to who we are: A five generation, family-owned business with an extended family of employees who provide straight answers and solutions, competitively priced quality products and services, with a commitment to our local customer and community driven roots.

Which brings us back to you. Our customer. Who not only appreciates who we are too, but is a reason why we can celebrate 125 years in business. And as the next 125 years unfold, be rest assured that we will be focused on providing you and our communities with the materials, products, solutions and support you’ve come expect (with much less talk about ourselves).

EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES BRINGS A COMMUNITY TOGETHER. AND A MUSEUM TO LIFE.

The Sun Prairie Explore Children’s Museum was an idea born in 2019 by Sun Prairie moms who saw a need to have a community space for kids to learn, explore and engage in creativity, shared learning, critical thinking and fun through purposeful play.

Armed with extensive backgrounds in education, the founders reached out to potential community partners for help in bringing this wonderful idea to life.

The first priority, as with any endeavor such as this, was to raise the capital needed. And in true fashion of an idea that encourages creativity, a creative idea was proposed. Have students from Sun Prairie High School build Aldo Leopold benches, give them to artists to paint, install them throughout Sun Prairie parks, then auction them off with all proceeds going to the Children’s Museum. In the summer of 2020 that’s exactly what happened, with all lumber for the project donated by Chase Lumber to help maximize the proceeds of each bench.

As support continued to rise and resources flowed in from all corners of our community, the Children’s Museum was set to move into its new space in 2021. Which meant the building and installation of carefully and thoughtfully planned activities and features. One of which is a sprawling set of activities in a structure known as the “Exploratorium”. And thus came another opportunity for Chase Lumber to partner with the Children’s Museum through the donation of the lumber required to construct this engaging feature.

In just two years, the dream of providing a place to help in both the mental and physical development of children by engaging in play became a reality. Making the Sun Prairie Explore Children’s Museum a shining example of how an idea creates opportunities, opportunities inspire connections and connections deliver growth and success. Which is exactly the intended experience for each child and adult who comes to visit.

PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY, HONORED TO PLAY A PART.

Thank you to everyone at the Sun Prairie Explore Children’s Museum for your vision, passion and dedication, and to all throughout our community who helped open the doors to this important space.

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Chase Lumber and Sun Prairie Children’s Museum Community Project