The small but growing town of Mt. Juliet, TN has a great need for a new building to house the Mt. Juliet Senior Activity Center. The Center has reached out to the small community to help raise funds for the construction cost of a new 18,000 sq. ft. facility. These efforts have generated $100,000.00 which is significantly below the 2.5 million estimated costs for the new facility. Thus, the creation of this Go Fund Me account. The Center has 650 members and saw a first-time member rate of 27% this past year. The first time member rate is currently holding at approximately 24%. The exercise classes are full and the Center actually had to turn some participants away due to space since all classes are at a maximum. The Center has so many participants and groups that all rooms are occupied during the operating hours 8-4 PM, M-F. The community has donated as they could, multiple fundraisers have been held, but the funds are not being generated at the volume needed or meet the need. This Center is not city operated or county operated, it is a 501C3, Charitable Organization. The Center has been a part of the community since 1978. The need is great as the current building in which they are housed was constructed in 1937. Their mission is to provide a place for older adults to gather for social, recreational and educational programs and to alleviate isolation and loneliness among the elderly. A new Center is needed due to overcrowding at the current facility, maintenance of a dated building and to be able to continue to offer these services to the growing number of seniors. Your help is needed and will make a huge difference in this little community in Middle Tennessee.
If you find it in your heart to donate: http://gofundme.com/senior-center-needed. I totally support, volunteer my time, and promote the Mt. Juliet Senior Activity Center with a portion of my sales of my artwork going directly to the building fund. It is one of a few standalone Senior Centers in the country solely raising operating costs through grant writing and fundraisers by its volunteer members.
by Gloria Wilson, Volunteer, Promoter, and Artist.
