Club is stepping up its efforts to be top of mind for hall seekers

Vicki Hartlen DELHI NEWS-RECORD
Wednesday May 16, 2007

Renovations at the Delhi Belgian Hall have begun.
"In a little while Delhi is going to have a revamped Delhi Belgian Club to look at," said president
Marc Vanden Bussche.
Work at the hall started last Thursday as PK Construction began erecting scaffolding on the
north side of the building.
"We all knew full well that the wall on the building is in need of some structural help," said
Vanden Bussche, when he came into the News-Record last week to discuss the ongoing
renovations.
Vanden Bussche said as fears over the safety of the building grew, a meeting was called to
determine the next course of action.

"We first had to elect a board," said Vanden Bussche, who admitted that in attending the
meeting he didn’t think he would leave with the presidential title.
"I just happened to be in the right place at the right time and was elected president."
In addition to Vanden Bussche, other Delhi notables, such as Ed DeBusschere of
DeBusschere Homes Ltd. and welder Randy Casier, also joined the executive.
"We’ve now got a great executive that can pull from all sorts of resources," said Vanden
Bussche.
With the resources in place and the drive revived, Vanden Bussche said they began designing
a renovated Belgian Hall complete with a new logo.
"When this is all finished, this is going to be a renovation that stops traffic," said Vanden
Bussche, as he showed off some of the artist’s conceptual drawings.
"It’s been more than 10 years since any part of the hall has been updated or renovated and as
we approach our 60th anniversary (in 2008) we think it’s about time people see what the Delhi
Belgian Hall is capable of."
At this time, the exact cost of the renovation is not being disclosed.
Vanden Bussche is excited about what the hall will look like in four to six weeks time when
renovations are hoped to be complete.
"We want people to think of the Belgian Hall when they think of a hall in Delhi, not the German
Hall or the Hungarian Hall, the Belgian Hall," said Vanden Bussche.
Although renovations may look untidy during the process, Vanden Bussche said he knows any
inconveniences now will be worth it in the long run.
"I’m excited to see the finished project, as everyone else is too."