FAIRBANKS – Need a place for a wedding reception? A meeting? Ever heard about the FAIRBANKS School Meeting House? It could be the place you want to go.
The Fairbanks School was built in 1896 as a two room school house. It served the community as a school house for nearly seventy years. In the 1990’s it house a business, MTE,Inc. Unfortunately fire struck and destroyed the building. In 2000 a group of dedicated citizens, including some that actually went to school there, organized to bring the school back to life. Fairbanks School neighborhood Association, Inc. (FSNA) was formed. This group of citizens raised funds and began to build the school back to the building we see today. Through loans, grants and a capital campaign FSNA raised in excess of $406,000 to complete this work!
The building “rose” from the ashes now features design elements from the old school. It allowed for the expansion of the food closet for the Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministries. A beautiful function room with a kitchen for community use was included. The building is handicapped accessible.
The Association continues to fund raise to make the building sustainable. They are working on a potential commercial “shared” kitchen. They hope to build an archive/memorabilia area for artifacts from Fairbanks. They want to pave the parking lot and build a storage shed. Most importantly the FSNA wants to partner with other agencies and businesses to provide a location for training and education.
You can help! There is an Art Auction on Friday, June 25, at Franklin Memorial Hospital. The auction starts with a preview of items from 5:00 to 6 p.m. The live auction starts at 6 PM. There is a $15 individual charge, a $25 couple cost or $90 for a table for eight cost to attend. If you want more information please call Cindy Kimble at 778-3808 or Meredith Ranger at 778-3626.
If you want a place for a meeting or wedding reception call Mary Frank at 778-4695.
Thank you for allowing me to represent you in Augusta. Please call me at 645-3420 or e-mail me at drtom16@hotmail.com if you have questions about this or anything else. I would like to thank the FSNA for providing the information for this article.
