Two years ago, in August, 2023, the project to raise money  for the repair and refurbishment of the Port O’Connor Community Center began. After numerous benefits, fundraisers, grants, donations and untold volunteer hours, the buildings are completed and the bills are paid!

The main building now boasts new paint throughout, new flooring, new kitchen counter tops, sinks, appliances, chairs and tables and new front doors. The pavilion has new bathrooms with more stalls in each one, expanded storage, new prep space for catering, paint, a roll down door to block those pesky north winds, expanded sidewalks, a patio space and new chairs and tables. These are just a few of the many improvements made to the complex.

The Community Center has served Port O’Connor for 25+ years now. It provides space for so many different functions and brings in countless dollars to businesses in our small town.  THANK YOU, THANK YOU, to everyone who contributed time and/or money to help accomplish this important undertaking. You have helped insure that the Port O’Connor Community Center will continue to be a gathering place in our town for years to come.

For information on rental rates and reservations, please contact April May at the County Commissioners office in Seadrift @ 361-655-8540

-Diana Cooley