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Press release August 6, 2007 The Washington Area Community Center (WACC) entity has been working for many years to bring the center from vision to reality. That vision started as a fitness center, but grew to something much larger with many more services and functions. Construction which began in December, 2005 was expected to take approximately eighteen months. The WACC board is pleased to announce that construction is on time and within budget. Construction with the exception of the aquatic center will be completed in August. Furnishings and equipment will then be moved in. Most of the facility will be open by October 1. The aquatic center will open once the final state permit is received. A Grand Opening weekend that will bring a wide variety of activities to the facility is planned for October 11- 14. Private donations and pledges have now reached $8.7 million. Funding for all but $400,000 is in place to cover the cost of construction, first year expenses and the estimated costs for furnishings and equipment. Fundraising continues for the remaining $400,000. This one-of-a-kind activity center is the result of the vision and cooperation of five Washington entities and many, many volunteers. Its five co-operative entities are: 1. Washington Area Community Center 2. City of Washington 3. Washington Community High School 4. Washington District Library 5. Washington Park District This amazing facility will be a grand gathering place that will bring pride to the people of Washington and will provide activities, entertainment and enjoyment for the citizens of Washington and the surrounding communities. The facility’s five main areas of recreation and enjoyment include: 1. the public library, 2. a performing arts center, 3. a sports center with wellness, fitness, gym and track, 4. an aquatics center, and 5. a banquet center and meeting rooms. It is a state-of-the-art activity center for workshops and workouts, plays and playschool, concerts and conversations, community forums and community card games, banquets and birthday parties, learning and laughter, book clubs and sports clubs, physical fitness and physical therapy, and much, much more. In recognition of the co-operative effort to make this facility a reality and the need to clearly market its wide variety of services, a new logo for the facility has been developed.
This logo captures the spirit of the family orientation of the facility, symbolizes the many activities that are available for all ages, memorializes the entities that believed in its vision, and recognizes the great city in which the facility resides. Brad Swearingen, President of the WACC board, says “As we celebrate the opening of this amazing facility, as we congratulate each other for this tremendous accomplishment, as we tell our friends and neighbors to “come join us” at FIVE POINTS WASHINGTON … it should make us all proud to be a part of this history.” Congratulations to all the donors, volunteers, dreamers and the co-operating entities who have all worked so hard to make this vision reality! It’s time to celebrate what has been accomplished! For more information regarding prices, staff contacts, and details of the grand opening, visit FivePointsWashington.org. Sherril West, WACC board member
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