Kroc Center Groundbreaking, April 29, 2010
More than 350 people gathered on April 29, 2010, for the groundbreaking ceremony for The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center. The center will be located at 1315 Lime Kiln Road. A soft opening for the Kroc Center is expected in the summer of 2011 with full programming available in 2012.
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Curt Grimm, JBS Packerland (far left); Ben Heiman, President of Imperial Pride Neighborhood Association (4th from left); Mayor Jim Schmitt (5th from left); Eric Van Laanen, Starlite Neighborhood Association’s Co-Chair (11th from left); and Maj. Karen Felton, Kroc Center Administrator for The Salvation Army (13th from left). |
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Students from the Eisenhower Elementary School |
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Eric Van Laanen, Starlite’s Co-Chair, giving his speech |
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Eric Van Laanen, Starlite’s Co-Chair, with his commemorative hard hat and shovel |





