Efforts to build a Marion County Community Center received a major shot in the arm with a $25,000 donation to purchase land for the facility.
On a recent episode of Talk of the Town on KTLO-FM 97.9, Travis Doshier and Tom Dumas spoke about the Marion County Community Services’ (MCCS) efforts to secure funding for the community center project designed for all ages to enjoy and the announcement of the major gift.
Dumas, a native of southern New Jersey, attended Arkansas Tech University, where he says he fell in love with the Ozarks.
His love for the state then led him to make a donation of $25,000 to help purchase land for the center.
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Dumas encourages the community to make donations for the project. Donations will be matched up to $25,000.
Doshier says the process of finding land took between four and five years before landing on the right spot.
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The community center will be located on 24 acres, south of Yellville, at the corner of County Road 235 and Arkansas Highway 14.
Once the land for the community center has been purchased, additional grants and funding will be applied for.
Doshier says the community center will bring opportunity for growth and enjoyment in Marion County.
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Donations may be made via the organization’s website, marioncountycommunityservices.org, by mail to P.O. Box 948, Yellville AR, 72687, or by calling the Marion County Community Services office at (870)449-5555.
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