Centre Gives

     CentreGIVES for 2025 

     Thank you all for a wonderful response to our CentreGIVES appeal - we used only two emails, with nothing spent on postcards or advertising, but you ALL came through with such generosity.   It was very gratifying to us that there were so many new givers, so we know our message of creating community and saving our history in Lemont is really working.

       Our final total, including the Stretch Fund and Bonus, came to $6,540 and included loyal supporters, new givers, and even folks who have moved away and still sent contributions.  Part of those funds were for the Polinator Garden via the Diane Moore Fund.

Donors included: Ed Balzar & Maggie Stewart, Christine & Greg Bishop, Jeff Bower, Cathy Cohan, Eileen Christman, Art Curtze, Mel DeYoung & Linda Littleton, Roger & Donna Fetter, Karen Hack, Etta Habegger & Charlotte Eubanks, Neal Hemmelstein, Lynn Herman & Julianna Singer, Maurie Kelly, Tom (Robert) & Ginny Kline, Jen Kretchmar, Scott & Janet Kretchmar, David Kolasa, Jay Maynard & Paula Ralph, Philip & Leanne Mohr, Kathryn Morrow, Katie O’Toole & Gary Gray, Andrew & Mary Paige, Erica Quinn, Joe Quinn, Linda & Sam Ranaudo, Nancy Records, Emily Reddy & Jonathan McVerry, Jill Redman & Eric Lippencott, Andy & Liam Richards, Yvette & Scott Richardson, Joanne Shafer, Mary & Peter Sorenson, Ron & Sue Smith, Lauren Steinberg, JT & Christy Thompson, Steve & Patty Van Hook, Alissa Yamasaki, Andrea & Martin Wildy, and Lois Wolfe.  THANK YOU!

Plans for our next project include a stairway to improve the safety of people going from the upper big entrance of the Railroad Building down to the lower level of the Granary building, and a new railing at the edge of the upper entrance.  Walking on Mt. Nittany Road below the tracks is very dangerous at times, as drivers don't always stop at the tracks.  This will be especially important for the Christmas Market and other events in the Granary building, and even people walking up Mt. Nittany Road to hike Mt. Nittany.