Keaser Center Renovation Fund

This campaign was created at the request of the Board of Directors of the Lloyd Keaser Community Center:

The community of Pumphrey, Maryland is asking for your help in replenishing the reserve fund of the Lloyd Keaser Community Center and building a greater reserve for protection against defaulting on financial obligations in the future.   The community has met all obligations of the Center over the near 40 years since the opening.

However, due to a perfect storm of heating, air conditioning, freezer, building and kitchen repairs the reserve funds for those type items were exhausted over the past 3 years.  Therefore, fund raising efforts are underway to replenish with one being this Go Fund Me campaign for those who are internet aware.

 

The current programs housed in the Lloyd Keaser Center are:

YMCA Head Start Program serving 40+ students over the past 30+ years

Senior Nutrition Program

Senior Recreation

Blood Pressure Screening

Summer free meals program for ages 2 - 18

Ti Chai workout program

Pumphrey Community Day

Community events

Community organization meetings

An event hall that accommodates up to 200 available for rental (Kitchen available)

A contribution of any amount is greatly appreciated and will be used wisely.  Please get the word out to anyone that you know who may be interested in helping this campaign.   Examples of ways the fund-raising goal can be reached:

                10 contributions of $2500

                100 contributions of $250

                200 contributions of $125

                1000 contributions of $25

                2500 contributions of $10

All contributions are Tax Deductible !!!!

Tax ID is  52-1348007 for Taxpayers Improvement Association of Patapsco Park, Baltimore, MD United States which manages all Lloyd Keaser Community Center business.

For those who prefer to mail checks make payable to below:

Lloyd Keaser Community Center
5757 Belle Grove Road
Baltimore MD 21225

Thanks so much in advance for whatever you decide to do.  You can donate anonymously or provide your name.  

Look forward to seeing you at the next Pumphrey Day Celebration in August of 2018.

See below for more information on the Center and why the need for funds for those who are not familiar:

In 1976 in celebration of a home grown Olympic Silver Medalist, Lloyd W. Keaser (Butch), the community of Pumphrey, Maryland announced that Pumphrey Elementary school would re-open as a community center bearing the name of Lloyd Keaser.  The elementary school had served the community of 300 families for many generations prior to de-segregation in this close-knit African-American community. 

The county of Anne Arundel County where the school resided leased the school building to the Pumphrey community with the condition that all operational, maintenance, repair and renovation costs are the total responsibility of the community.  Since Lloyd Keaser Community Center was opened in 1979 the community has been successful in raising the funds to remain operational while maintaining a reserve fund.   The Lloyd Keaser Community Center was a product of years of efforts by the community in raising the funds to renovate the elementary school and bringing in programs that serve the community once the center opened.   The Lloyd Keaser Community Center has and continues to be operated and managed by a completely volunteer effort except for a paid part-time cleaning contractor. 

However, as both the building and the community have aged the financial resources required to keep the building open has increased while the financial capacity in the community has remained constant and in some cases decreased.