Owensboro’s New Senior Center To Honor Loved Ones With Bricks

This has been a long time coming, but work on Owensboro-Daviess County's brand new Senior Community Center is currently underway.

WHERE IS OWENSBORO'S NEW SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER?

The new facility is located at the corner of Carter Road and West Second Street and is expected to open in September of this year. The project is the result of years of hard work, fundraising, and demonstrating the need for a brand new, state-of-the-art center in the county.

Now, the Senior Community Center is offering local residents to be part of the construction and story of the new facility. They just launched a brick fundraiser. Here's how it works!

THE LEGACY WALK

The new Senior Community Center will feature a Legacy Walk. That walk will be comprised of bricks that honor local residents. SCC Executive Director David Tucker says, "We invite everyone to take advantage of this limited-time opportunity to celebrate families, individuals, businesses, organizations, churches, clubs, schools, teams, organizations and groups of all kinds." The brick initiative gives locals the "perfect opportunity to honor parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, mentors" and others. In fact, organizers of the fundraiser suggest purchasing bricks as Mother's, Father's, Grandparents' Day gifts.

HOW TO BUY A SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER BRICK

The ordering portal- via PayPal- is now open and available online by CLICKING HERE. You can also order bricks in person at the current Senior Community Center office at 1650 W. Second St. The office is open from 8 am and 4 pm Monday through Friday. Payments must be made when orders are placed. In person options include cash, check, or credit card.

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The cost for a 4x8 brick is $125. Each 4x8 brick includes up to three lines of customizable text with up to twenty characters per line. Larger bricks (8x8) are available for $500. The larger bricks allow for up to six lines of text with twenty characters per line.

Also, anyone purchasing a brick can also secure an optional 'mini' brick for an additional $50. That particular brick is for you to keep at at home or to give the person that you have chosen to honor. It's a souvenir keepsake.

The deadline to order is Friday, April 17th.