GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW SENIOR CENTER

Frank Wagner June 3, 2014

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The groundbreaking for the $3.7 million Senior Center was today (Tuesday). The Center will become the permanent home for the Washington County Healthy Living Association and its various activities for seniors. Don Voelter of the WCHLA says they needed a new home after being moved several times in the last few years. He says after a three year capital fundraising campaign and a donation of 4.2 acres of land, they are ready to begin the work.

The land off East Tom Green Street, across from Brenham Junior High School and Cubs Stadium, was donated in September of 2011 by John and Julie Kenjura, after the senior center had been moved from several locations. Voelter says they are about $900,000 short of the $3.7 million goal for the center. He hopes the groundbreaking will bring on a surge of donations. He says the various foundations that have given donations to this effort encouraged them to start the construction.

Ground was broken for the new WCHLA Senior Center at East Tom Green and Loesch Tuesday morning.

The Center is now housed on a temporary basis at the Knights Of Columbus Hall.

The Center, once completed would house everything from classes, games, activities and daily meals for senior citizens of the community.

The mission of the Center is to give quality and dignity to the lives of senior citizens through independent living and to give relief to the huge and growing costs of medical and nursing home expenses. The Senior Activity Center will reach these goals.

The benefits are many.

The groundbreaking was at the site off East Tom Green and Loesch.