Spencer Penn Center

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Members of the community enjoy a get-together in the Spencer Room.

The mission of the Spencer-Penn School Preservation Organization is to provide an educational and special events center for Spencer and surrounding communities by preserving the structure, facilities, artifacts, and history of the Spencer-Penn School. We envision a facility where programs inform people about a variety of subjects, allow them to experience a variety of performing arts, and provide entertainment and healthy activities for their families. This facility also provides a place where they can celebrate special events in their lives.

This facility is operated in a nondiscriminatory manner with regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, age or handicap. Complaints of discrimination may be sent to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.

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SPC Photography and Art Exhibition and Sale. Works will be displayed and available for purchase until the end of November.
Membership and Annual Fund Drives for 2011 Begin This Month. Membership in the Spencer-Penn School Preservation Organization is paid for each calendar year and 2010 is quickly leaving us, so please renew your membership before 2011 arrives. If you received a newsletter recently there is a membership renewal form included; just put it in an envelope with your check for $10 for each member joining and send it back to the Centre at P.O. Box 506, Spencer, VA 24165.
This year we want to provide some special benefits to reward those who are our members. These benefits include free access to office services, including making copies (limit of 50 per member), sending local faxes, and notarizing documents. In addition, each member will continue to receive The Chalkboard quarterly newsletter and monthly updates. All members are also eligible for a 5% discount on one rental at the Centre per year.
Also, our Annual Fund Drive is beginning this month. Our operating costs, such as salaries, office and library expenses, and maintenance, increase every year, but our income does not seem to follow along. Therefore, we ask that everyone consider making a donation to help keep the Centre open and operating. You may be receiving a letter in the mail soon with more information about our budget and our needs. We wish to thank everyone who has given to us in the past, and hope that everyone will support us according to their abilities this year.
Centre Hires Kitchen Marketing Manager. Carrie Denny of Spencer has been appointed the Kitchen Marketing Manager of the Centre's Community Kitchen. The Community Kitchen is a culinary incubator that provides space and equipment for food-production entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses. The Kitchen will also be used for food-related classes such as canning/food-processing, agribusiness and culinary arts. Denny will serve as a liaison between local food growers and food entrepreneurs to increase the use of local foods in our region. For more information, contact her at (276) 957-5757.
Spencer-Penn to Receive Grant. The Spencer-Penn Centre's application for a $52,140 grant from the federal Appalachian Regional Commission has been approved. The approval of this grant clears the way for the Centre to receive an additional grant of $100,000, from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission, which was approved in January contingent on approval of the federal grant. The grants will be used to fund the Centre's community kitchen project. Read the full story here.
SunTrust Bank Donates to Parking Fund. Rick Swinney recently delivered a nice check to Spencer-Penn in the amount of $1,000. SunTrust has been such a good friend to this nonprofit organization. Many, many thanks!

To learn more about what's happening at the Centre, read our monthly Newsletter and the quarterly Chalkboard.

Please take a moment to read our Annual Giving Letter and learn how you can support the Centre.