The excitement continues to mount as we get closer to the start date of our renovations to the Community Center Pavilion. The plans have been approved, but the work will not begin until after the big POC Chamber of Commerce Boat Show in October. You won’t want to miss that!

Our hard working board of directors are already at work raising money needed to redo the main building in the complex. No one works as hard as our grant writer, Nan Burnett. She is continuously finding new resources for funding, but we continue to hold fundraisers and accept donations. On July 29, David Couch who puts on the Mullet Invitational and Little Mullet Tournaments each year, has invited us to put a table at Sharkey’s during the tournament. He and his family have generously donated to the Facelift Project in the past and continue to support it.

The Community Center is an important part of POC. For almost 25 years, it has been used for weddings, funerals, meetings, tournaments, garage sales, Warrior Weekends, senior luncheons and much more. We are so lucky to have this wonderful complex in our small community. Many, many people worked countless hours to raise money to build it because they saw a need and knew that need would only increase as the years passed. Now, repairs and renovations are needed to keep it going for at least another 25 years. Our community is growing by leaps and bounds and the community center is going to grow and improve with it. Be a part of preserving the past and preparing for the future. Donations can be made at FNB POC or online on PayPal to Port O’Connor Community Center. Get on board and become involved in keeping POC the special place that it is.

-Diane Cooley