The dedication of the Ralph B. '29 and Marjorie Kenney Community Center,
the distinctive wedge-shaped building at the corner of Park Place and Nott
Street, will be Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 3 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, serves 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
hosts health and wellness workshops for community residents by Ellis and St.
Clare's hospitals and youth programs run by Girls Inc.
“The Kenney Center is becoming 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 is becoming a haven for
the many Union students who volunteer in the community.”