For years, you’ve heard us talk about a Community Center for Jacksonville. You have seen the painting by Anne Brooke (above) depicting the 4th Street entrance of the new Community Center. The City Planning Commission and HARC (Historic Architecture Review Commission) have now given their unanimous approval to the project.
For any parent, resident, civic club member, teacher or instructor who has wished for a space in Jacksonville to call your own, your dreams and the dreams of so many other potential users can now become a reality. The time for talking and looking is over. We now need your action to help us build the dream.
Last month, we received our first grant from the Carpenter Foundation. Other foundations have expressed interest in supporting the community center IF we can raise money from numerous individual donors. We want to demonstrate to foundations that the community is really behind this project. All donations, large and small are welcomed!
Our Open House on July 27 was a success with music, food, and many friends, new and old attending. We want to express our appreciation to those that donated on-the-spot. However, we now need many more individual donors. You can make a tax-deductible donation by check, through PayPal or by credit card to the “Jacksonville Community Center.”
Please visit our website for more information and to make a donation online http://cedarson4th.org/help-us-build/.
With each individual contribution, the dream moves one step closer to reality. Thanks for your support!
Watercolor rendering of new Jacksonville Community Center is by Anne Brooke.
