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Juliana Montell, who was the club s youth of the year, speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday at the site of the new building for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley in Gardiner.
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A $10 million community center, designed to serve children, families and seniors from across the Kennebec Valley region, broke ground in Gardiner on Wednesday with over 100 supporters in attendance.
The groundbreaking for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kennebec Valley center marked a milestone, after the nonprofit raised funds for over four years to build the community facility, according to a news release.
The goal of the new clubhouse is to serve more children and seniors.
The club still needs to raise $650,000 to reach the $10 million goal of its “Great Futures” capital campaign, but is moving forward with construction to better serve the community. Once built, the new clubhouse will nearly triple its capacity.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley breaks ground on new Gardiner facility
Construction of the $10 million facility is expected to take about 17 months. In the meantime, club officials say they are confident they can raise the remaining $650,000.
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Children toss dirt after the ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday at the site of the new building for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley in Gardiner. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
GARDINER Peter Prescott issued a prediction Wednesday to the crowd gathered next to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley on Pray Street.
Peter Prescott speaks during the ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday at the site of the new building for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley in Gardiner.
The United Way of Kennebec Valley is hosting a series of community conversations around the region to establish its 10-year community goals for the nonprofit agency that supports social service agencies in the area.
Gardiner’s Johnson Hall passes early hurdle in federal funding request
Performing arts center s request for $350,000, filed through the office of U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, is one of 10 requests Golden s staff has forwarded for consideration in the appropriations process for funding to be awarded later this year.
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The Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center at 280 Water St. in downtown Gardiner has crossed the first hurdle in its effort to secure $350,000 in federal funding as part of a new congressional earmark program. Above, workers on a scissor lift paint windows at Johnson Hall last September as part of an ongoing project to renovate the 1864 opera house.