The Non-Profit Spirit
The Carnegie Heritage & Arts Center of Greene County was founded almost 5 years ago by a group of selfless, hardworking individuals.
Little did they know when asked to be on a non-profit board of directors that they would be a "working" board.
The 100 year old Carnegie was in sad need of repairs and many long hours went into the restoration of this magnificent historic building.
Roof repairs, deep cracks and actual holes in old plaster walls were repaired. New lighting and floor coverings were installed. The old plaster walls were painted and hand glazed.
Nails were pulled from old pine floors by Doc Witherspoon, who spent hours bent over meticulously clearing the floor and endless hours cutting weeds and trimming bushes.
Not only was the board of directors working, but other community members pitched in as volunteers whether to paint or sand wood tables.
Seven months of work and the Carnegie opened in May 2009 as the Carnegie Heritage & Arts Center of Greene County.
The Carnegie is not about promoting one particular artist or creative outlet, it is about all of our communities' creative souls. One can create through music, writing, painting, hand making jewelry, pens, and sculptures. The list goes on and on.
To provide our community a place to create, display and promote what we create is very important.
Passing on our heritage by sharing with the younger generation is also what we have tried to impart at the Carnegie through our storytelling meetings once a month led by Fred Markle.
I want to thank all those that said "Yes" to serving on our non-profit board. Every member of our board of directors serve in a non-paid, volunteer status and it takes special selfless individuals to contribute to our community in such a capacity.
If you haven't taken the time to go in and see what lies inside the old library building, please take a few minutes and stop by.
Nick Schneider and daughter Nicole Byrd's combined photography show is now on display in the Southeast Gallery, we have over 20 different artist's handmade works for sale in the "Spark" gift shop, History and Storytelling meet once a month, Phil Harris and Alice Faye memorabilia is available for viewing, writing, painting and music lessons are offered, and we have a new "Gathering Grounds" social area.
Hope to see you there!
The Carnegie Heritage & Arts Center is located at 110 East Vincennes St. in Linton. Regular hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday noon to 4 p.m.
For more information call 847-0165 or www.carnegiegreene.org.
Donna is president and founder of the Carnegie Heritage & Arts Center of Greene County. She can be reached at www.mcklues@gmail.com .
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