DANCE & Hot Dog Sale, MAY 17TH
Union Mills Learning Center Gymnasium
From 7 PM
Tickets: $5.00
Buy your tickets in advance the next Breakfast on May 10th
or from any Board Member
Check out our New
Union Mills Community Development Club Page for Events
Attention: The ECA meeting for
May has been moved from May 6 to May 13th, at 6PM. Please note the change!
Mission Statement
§Through the dignity of our hard work we will protect the integrity
of Union Mills, the rich history of the area and the pride of its citizens for
the past 100 years: thus creating a community center for all. We have formed
this organization for the purpose of:
BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER
Goals
§Our goal is to provide tutoring for our children through after
school activities, recreation and cultural enrichment for our adults. We will
provide life enrichment, economic opportunity, continuing education, health and
welfare and entertainment. All citizens will benefit from access to the Union
Mills property.
We are renovating the buildings and upgrading the grounds to continue education
in music, dance, GED classes, after-school tutoring, computer classes, arts and
crafts, history and recreation for all of our citizens. Our auditorium will be
used for children and parents to demonstrate their creativity in learning, dance
recitals, special meetings and local musicians, as well as for touring musicians
and arts groups. Our library will have a huge collection of historical documents
for visitors and callers. North Carolina students doing research on Rutherford
County, call our volunteer now for this information. Our volunteer handles calls
and tours from people out of state. Memorabilia will also be donated by our
alumni and community. We plan to initiate a program also to gather the oral
history from our citizens.
Being a part of community based centers of Rutherford County (which are the
former schools located in Union Mills, Gilkey, Green Hills, Dunbar and Kids
Sense Museum of Rutherfordton), our facilities will be available for extended
programs in each of our communities. A program director will be available to
coordinate these programs.
§The beloved school property once again will be the center of
learning and community life in Union Mills. The buildings will be filled with
classes, enterprises, meetings, entertainment, and all the activities that
represent the core life of the community, with the school gymnasium and 6.4
acres of land that the Rutherford County Commissioners gave the organization, we
want to create programs that will meet the needs of our children, adults, and
elderly of our community. We will offer a complete recreational program in its
broadest sense with the use of our gym and ball field. The 450-seat auditorium
will fulfill our desires to enhance our arts and cultural programs.
It
is important to realize that all who are involved in the Union Mills Learning
Center are volunteers. All donations and grants given to the Center go
directly to improving the Center, its grounds and buildings. All donations
are gratefully accepted.
Union
Mills Learning Center, Inc.
