Urbana Community Building benefits many

Urbana Community Building is the heart of the community. Funding from Wabash County United Fund lets Urbana Lions Club provide many services to the community and surrounding areas.

The building is property of the Lions Club and United Fund helps support the property so we are able to have the building for the community to use. But even though we own the building, it’s not the Lions Club that is a sponsored agency; it’s the Urbana Community Building that benefits from the United Fund support. Somewhere around 2,000 to 4,000 people will benefit from the use of the Community Building this past year. In October alone, we had around 300 individuals who used the building.

The Community Building has been used for fundraising for several organizations, blood drives, family reunions, birthday celebrations, funeral dinners, farm auctions, Car Club meetings, United Fund meetings, public appreciation breakfast, ECHO Racing for the youth of Wabash and the surrounding counties and the Urbana Lions Club also holds its bi-monthly meetings in this building.

The Lions Club is responsible for scheduling events and the maintenance of the building. There is a $50 per day fee for use of the building. This is an open invitation to everyone who is looking for a building to rent for their event. Here in Urbana there are not many choices for holding social events. We do however have a captive group who prefer to stay in the community instead of going someplace else. The community building is just something that is so important to those who live in the Urbana Community. The funds are significant and certainly appreciated from other donators as well.

I don’t think a lot of people realize just how important the United Fund is to our community. They help make possible of all that we do with the Urbana Community Building. The community building had a bad mishap in late November to December last year. Those who are familiar with the building will understand what I’m talking about. The floor between the restroom and to the west wall had fallen in about 4 inches. This is where the new part of the building is attached to the old part. The building could not be used for a long time due to safety. Since then, the Lions found a contractor to repair the floor. There are several other items that must be repaired to help keep the floor from developing the same scenario.

Yes, money is received from United Fund and is used for the upkeep such as heat, lights, kitchen items, cleaning supplies, toiletries, etc. The Lions Club has not received a bill for the floor repair because there are other issues that need to be addressed this Spring. The Lions are asking for the community’s help raising funds to help pay for these repairs.

The Lions don’t usually ask for help. We try to handle problems by holding fundraisers. We are a small group and not able to do much. Our membership has diminished. So, we are asking for your help with our problem. Any donation would be much appreciated. You can make your check/money order out to the Urbana Lions Club for whatever amount you can give. All and every donation would be much appreciated and used for the benefit of the community building. Mail your donation to Urbana Lions Club P.O. Box 97 Urbana, IN 46990. The Urbana Lions Club would like to thank you in advance for your help with this issue.

Prayer concerns: Lana Long & family, Nancy Anderson & family, Joe Adams, Marilyn Karns, Julie Miller, John Eltzroth, Alma DeVore, Phyllis Baker, Ron & Rhonda Baer, Duane Wagner, Kim and Brian Frank, Nancy Christie, Ruth Summers, Jerry & Nancy McColley, Josh McColley, Ethel Fogel, Weck family, Dan Speicher & family, Janene & Wendal Dawes, Coy Eads & his parents & sisters, Terry Knee, Paxton Wright, Jim and Pat Hartley, Joni Fox, our Nation and leaders, our military personnel, our frontline responders and health providers.

The Breakfast Bunch met at the Fried Egg around 7:30 a.m. March 1. They meet every Wednesday and have breakfast together and talk about what is happening in and around the country. Those attending were Larry and Nancy Meyer, Tom and Joyce Willcox, Shelby Smith and Pat McNabney. As always, this bunch would like to invite you to join them and enjoy the food and company. Come on down some Wednesday morning and see what this group is all about and have some fun.

Birthday wish: Pat Hartley celebrated her birthday on March 3.

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Streetlights: Keep the reports of light outages coming to me. If you know of a streetlight that has an issue, please call me at 260-7743665. If I don’t answer, leave a massage. Give me the light’s address such as the street the light is located on and tell me what the issue is. I’ll submit a work order to have the light repaired. Please allow 5 working days for the repair.