Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Dubuque Racing Association (DRA)/Mystique Casino, over 30 religious sisters from Vietnam will be cozy warm this winter in their rooms at Megan Hall.
Forty energy efficient windows were purchased and installed this summer with the help of funds from the DRA.
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These sisters won't be cold any longer now
that new windows have been installed in
their building!
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The old windows are being replaced with double hung replacement windows. Once all of the windows are replaced, it is expected that the heating and cooling of Megan Hall will be much more efficient, which in turn will reduce the college's energy bills. Not to mention the improved comfort of the sisters who are not yet used to cold winters in Iowa.
Out of a total of 66 windows in Megan Hall, 16 still need replacing. It is believed that the last time the windows were replaced was sometime in the early 1960s with single pane glass and no storm windows.
Megan Hall, located on the north end of the Divine Word College campus, was built circa 1920 as a barracks for cadets at the then newly established Epworth Military Academy. The building is now used as a dormitory for religious sisters attending Divine Word College.