The Ralph B. '29 and Marjorie Kenney Community Center, the unique
wedge-shaped building at the corner of Park Place and Nott Street, is to have
its grand opening on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 3:30 p.m.
College and city officials will join Union students and some of the
youngsters they will serve to open the two story building that once housed the
Alps Grill.
The Kenney Center, made possible by a gift from Mrs. Kenney in memory of her
husband, will serve as a homework center for Union's mentoring program and as
a home base for the College's Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. The center
also is to host health and wellness workshops for community residents by Ellis
and St. Clare's hospitals and youth programs run by Girls Inc.
“The Kenney Center will be a focal point of community activity for the
residents of College Park and their children,” said Gretchel Tyson, Union's
director of community outreach. “It also will be a haven for the many Union
students who volunteer in the community.”