Fund raising has begun for Elma Community Complex

Peoples Savings Bank recently committed $40,000 towards the Elma Community Complex. Pictured are committee members Renee Burke, Elma Public Library Director; Shannon Gebel, Elma City Clerk; Kayla Kraft, Elma Early Childhood Center Director; Kyle Teeling, Vice President at Regional Health Services of Howard County; Erin Ludwig, committee member and Bruce Weigel, President of Peoples Savings Bank.

Peoples Savings Bank recently committed $40,000 towards the Elma Community Complex. Pictured are committee members Renee Burke, Elma Public Library Director; Shannon Gebel, Elma City Clerk; Kayla Kraft, Elma Early Childhood Center Director; Kyle Teeling, Vice President at Regional Health Services of Howard County; Erin Ludwig, committee member and Bruce Weigel, President of Peoples Savings Bank.

Fund raising for the Elma Community Complex has begun!  The Elma Community Complex involves putting four non-profit entities on the same campus, which was the former Elma school and is now owned by the City of Elma.   Plans are to renovate the current gymnasium into a public library, city Clerk’s office and multi-purpose room with a full kitchen.  An addition to the Elma Early Childhood Center is also being planned for an infant room.  The current infant room will be re-purposed into a classroom for three year old preschool.  Regional Health Services of Howard County will furnish and operate the clinic building being built on the same campus, south of the gymnasium.

Estimated cost of the project is $1.5 million.  Proposed funding sources include Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and other grants and contributions from other individuals and businesses.   Fund raising recently began.  The CDBG grant is for $600,000 and is due April 19th and matching money needs to be committed.

“We currently have $170,000 committed to the project,” shared Bruce Weigel, committee member and President of Peoples Savings Bank.  “This is a big project for us and we have a long ways to go.  Over the years we have accomplished several big projects by working with others such as the bike trail, Memorial Hall renovations, Wellness Center, and building of the day care.  We are hopeful to have $600,000 committed by early April when we can apply for the CDBG Grant, but we need to have matching money committed.”

Several fundraisers are being done to benefit the cause including a Fish Fry on March 22 at the Elma Memorial Hall.  There will be an Ice Cream Social on June 9th.  Plans are also underway for an All School Reunion during the Old Roundhouse Trail Days July 12, 13, 14th, 2019.

The City of Elma is currently accepting donations and pledges towards the project. All sized donations are appreciated.  For more information contact any of the committee members:  Shannon Gebel, Renee Burke, Kayla Kraft, Kyle Teeling, Erin Ludwig, and Bruce Weigel; go to www.elmaia.com/ecc-project; or call the City Clerk at 641-393-2543.

    Posted: February 28, 2019 in Community Complex
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