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Chatham Cares, Inc. in the News
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Chatham Cares and the Community Center is posted here as a public service.
Keep Up to Date on Your Community Center...
Danville Regional
Foundation awarded a $3 million grant this morning to build a new
community center in Chatham. [ Read
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A $3
million grant from Danville Regional Foundation will build a
16,000-square-foot community center on South Main Street in Chatham. The
former B&B Motors building will be razed to make room for the new
facility, which will be open to all Pittsylvania County residents.
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Community
Center Ground Breaking - June 5, 2007
CHATHAM, Va.
- Ground breaking for the new community center on Main Street was held
at 6:00 pm on Tuesday June 5th. The board of directors of Chatham Cares,
led by Chuck Warnock, made several introductions; leadership of the Boys
and Girls Club of Danville and Chatham (the anchor program for the
community center), the Danville Regional Foundation (from whom Chatham
Cares received the grant), Dewberry & Davis, Inc. (architects for
the facility), Quality Construction (the contractor), and the mayor of
Chatham and several council members were present. [ See
Photos ] [ The Club Page ]
Community
Center Comes to Chatham
- By JESSICA ZAREBSKI, Register & Bee staff writer, Thursday, July 27, 2006
CHATHAM, Va.
- The Danville Regional Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to
Chatham Cares Inc. to fund construction of a community center in
Chatham. Dr. B.R. Ashby, chairman of
the foundation, made the announcement at a meeting held Wednesday
morning at Chatham Baptist Church. [ Read
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Baseball
Legend Johnny Bench Helps Boys & Girls Club
- By Susan
Worley, Star-Tribune Staff Writer, Wednesday, February 21, 2007
DANVILLE - A true icon of baseball was in
the area Monday night. Hall of Famer Johnny Bench was the guest speaker
at the Boys & Girls Club of Danville's annual Steak & Steak
charity dinner. Considered possibly the greatest catcher of all time,
Bench took his seat behind the plate for the Cincinnati Reds in 1967. [ Read
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[ Read
Chuck Warnock's thoughts on the evening ]
Boys
& Girls Club Event to Feature Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench
By Tim Davis/Star-Tribune Editor, Wednesday,
February 21, 2007
... The Chatham unit, which began a year
ago, has about 160 members. The club is open Monday through Friday from 2
p.m. to 7 p.m. at Chatham Baptist Church, and usually has 35 to 40 kids a
day. "Our mission is to serve all kids, but especially children from
disadvantaged situations," said Lee. Membership is just $10 a year,
and there are no weekly or monthly fees. Scholarships are available. [ Read
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Demolition to Make Way for New Community
Center
By Tim Davis/Star-Tribune Editor, Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Demolition is scheduled to begin soon on the old B&B Motors building on Main Street to make room for a new $3 million community center in Chatham.
The project is being funded by a grant from the Danville Regional Foundation, which was formed last year to manage and distribute $200 million from the sale of Danville Regional Medical Center.
The foundation awarded a $3 million grant in July to Chatham Cares, a charitable organization formed in 2005 that will own and manage the new community center.
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Boys and Girls Club Looks
Forward to Chatham Community Center
By Tim Davis/Star-Tribune Editor, Wednesday, December 20, 2006
The children's smiles and laughter were ample reward for First Piedmont Corp. and others who sponsored a Christmas party Monday afternoon for the Boys and Girls Club in Chatham.
About 50 kids ranging in age from 5 to 18 enjoyed pizza, soft drinks, cookies, and cake at Chatham Baptist Church, which hosts the youth club.
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