New Senior Center Needs a Boost

The City of Florence and Florence volunteers have once again taken the bull by the horns to address a community need: replacing the outdated (built in 1956) senior center. The new building to be placed on city owned land on Kingwood Street will not only allow more fun activities and more meals to be served but also the Alzheimer's support group will be housed there. Jan Neiberlein, an amazing volunteer, wrote a grant for the City which was funded by the federal government. The grant requires matches by the city--the land--and by the community--some dollars. We're about $90,000 short ($200,000 required) and if the gap is not closed by August 12th or so, Florence may lose the federal funding. Yikes! Folks, let's not let this happen. The Florence community has always stepped up to the plate to build our fabulous library and the immensely popular Florence Events Center. If we blow this grant, our town will have a black eye all over the northwest. So get that checkbook out right now and send a generous donation to Western Lane Community Foundation, Attn. Senior Center, P.O. Box 1589, Florence, OR 97439