Navarre Community Center Fund

Goal: $5,000.00

Specific Need

The purpose of this endowed fund is to establish a long term investment avenue that will help provide for the on going maintenance and improvements to the Navarre Community Center. Recent improvements were made by adding sound panels in the Gym and adding internet access to the building but we continue to prepare for the 3rd phase of the roof replacement over the Gym. We have goals of adding AC in the Gym area, upgrading the exhaust fan in the kitchen and window treatments in the meeting rooms. A donation to this fund would enable us to assure that this Community Center continues to be the "heart" of the southern Dickinson County activities for many years to come.

Mission

The mission of the Navarre Community Center is to provide a quality and convenient gatherng place to host programs to serve the Youth, Seniors and Families of the greater Navarre Community, to provide access to the EMTS as they serve southern Dickinson County and to be a place to display a collection of Navarre History and Navarre Grade School memorabilia.

Profile

The Navarre Lions Club acquired the Navarre Grade School building and assumed full responsibility for the ongoing maintenance and upkeep. In 2015, the Lions Club with the help of many community volunteer hours, renovated the building to make it into a more useable Community Center. The renovated space has now hosted numerous Weddings, Celebration of Life events, Birthday parties, Family Reunions and Baby Showers. Organizations such as the Soil Conservation Service, the Dickinson County Historical Society, Agri Trails Coop, Harris Crop Insurance, and Rural Life group have held events there. The Community Center provides a home to the Navarre Boosters 4-H Club and the Navarre Lions and is where they hold their annual fundraiser Pancake Day in January and Schnitzel Dinner in October. For the past 4 years, the Navarre Lions joined with the 4-H Club and Agri Trails Coop to sponsor a CommunityFest in August featuring a Car Show, Pie Auction, Vendor displays, and Food which draws around 300 people. The Lions hosted a musical concert featuring the Talmage Quartet and is planning another concert by Hearts for Him, a Gospel Group for November 1. A Stay Strong Stay Healthy exercise group for Seniors meets at the Community Center 3 mornings a week for exercise, conversation and coffee. The Dickinson County Emergency Medical Teams has 24 hour access to the facility and instruct lifesaving AED classes. The Navarre Community Center has become the central gathering place for collecting and displaying the History of Navarre and of the Navarre Grade School. It is a place where we can continue to remember the past while being thankful that new memories are still being made and that this building remains vital in the community.