PARIS- Paris Area Chamber of Commerce continues to be active in the Logan County area, supporting businesses and non-profit organizations as part of their mission. Last week, it was the Chamber’s “Leadership Logan County Class #3” that culminated its year with the end of a service project they performed in Paris.
Each year, according to the Chamber’s executive director, Tonya Fletcher, the Leadership Logan County classes vote on proposed service projects that they would like to perform to help during the year. In 2022-23, Class #3 voted to help the Paris Senior Activity Center. The Center is a place for retired persons to come and socialize, receive meals, and to engage in activities to enhance their quality of life. Funding for the program is always a challenge, and the Leadership Class’s decision to help raise funds for the Center was very much welcomed.
In addition to raising money for the Center, members of the Class donated their time and effort, along with resources from around the community they were able to access as a result of networking with others to perform much needed improvements. Improvements to the Center included work performed on both the interior and exterior aspects of the Senior Center building. New paint, ceiling fans, landscaping, etc., are among the several improvements donated to the Center by the Class. In addition to these improvements, the Class donated the remainder of the funds raised in the form of a check given to the Center for a little more than $2300.
Members of Class #3 and the Chamber’s executive director were on hand last week to present the check to the Senior Center. After the ceremony, Tonya Fletcher and others remained to call the weekly BINGO game at the Center. A wonderful gesture of support and involvement by the Chamber in the Senior Center as well as in all aspects of the Paris and surrounding areas.
Anyone interested in making donations to the Paris Senior Activity Center can do so by contacting the Center directly. The phone number is 479-963-3475, or you can email them at [email protected] The Center is on a tight budget and performs a much-needed service for the local community.
Congratulations on a successful project performed by the Leadership Logan County Class, and thanks to the Paris Area Chamber of Commerce and the Paris Senior Activity Center for their work in our community.
