Hello friends of the Brasstown Community Center,
May 2022 – Thanks to a grant in late 2021 from the Community Foundation of WNC to build an outdoor pavilion between the doors of the “schoolhouse” annex. The pavilion is part of our Helping Hands project that could be used to distribute food to families in need. We will partnering up with others to make this happen in 2022!
This new structure could also be used for outdoor potluck dinners, concerts, and other events when social distancing is required. We are happy to report that the work has begun in the smallest way by digging up the areas needed for cement foundations! As the work continues, we will update this post…
July 2022 – We want to thank Greg Teems, his son Tyler and daughter Mavis (site supervisor!), and Abraham Patrick for their hard work during the construction of this beautiful addition to the Community Center. And thank you Clay Logan for coordinating the work, getting and paying for supplies and keeping us organized!
There are a few finishing touches – indoor-outdoor carpet, electrical connections, trim work around the fans on the annex building, and a picnic table – to complete this project, but we are so pleased to have this part of the project completed.
August 2022 – The safety lattice and fans are installed and painted and the construction of the pavilion is COMPLETE!
December 2022 – In agreement with our grant partner, the Clay County Senior Center, and the NC Extension office food preservation projects that serve members of our community have been funded as a part of this Helping Hands project.
Thank you to the Community Foundation of WNC for the grant that made this project possible, thank you to the volunteers that donate their time, equipment and expertise for parts of this project, thank you to the hired contractors for all of their hard work, and thank you to our project manager – his dedication to the community center is greatly appreciated.
May 11 – Foundation work started
Jun 10 – Equipment operator ready to go
Jun 10 – Moving dirt…
Jun 27 – Construction material has arrived
June 28 – Unloading material
Jun 28 – Frame building under watchful eyes
June 28 – Base framework in place
Jun 28 – A closer look at the framework
Jun 28 – Good job!
Jun 30 – Floor base goes on
Jun 30 – All Hands on deck
Jun 30 – Little supervisor!
Jun 30 – Floor base is finished
Jul 07 – Finishing the roof
July 7 – Beautifully finished roof
Aug 16 – Finishing touches installed
Aug 16 – Wiring for fan to be installed
Aug 25 – Paint day
Aug 29 – Pavilion is ready to use
Aug 29 – Linda and Peg checking it out!
The Brasstown Community Civic Center with the new pavilion (left in photo), finished and ready to use!