Current Board Members
Dave Lesperance, President

Lavella Buchmeier, Vice-President

Richard Bassett, Treasurer

Molly Browning, Secretary

Roger Sage

Pam Tennison-Rindt

Connie Miller

Debbi Childers

Chris Campbell


Rental Coordinator

Debbi Childers


Webmaster

Pam Tennison-Rindt




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​​LATEST NEWS FROM THE BOARD -

Goals of the Board -


  • INCREASE RENTALS - The cost to maintain such a large building is substantial.  Contributions and Donations are not sufficient to maintain the building. Currently rental of the building is not to its potential in  capacity or frequency -Therefore increasing rentals of the building is a primary goal.


  • REPLACE THE ROOF - There is some leaks in the roof that have been repaired in the past, but the entire roof is in need of replacing.  This is primary goal, as a roof must be maintained to prevent deterioration and damage to the building.  In addition, There is a zero insulation value over the gym area, this results in much costlier utility bills.
    Recent estimates for a complete roof replacement are $30,000


  • MAINTAIN/IMPROVE THE FACILITY - Adequately Insure, Repairs/Upgrades to Outdoor Restrooms, Repair Windows with Hail Damage, New Event Tables (5' round and 8' rectangle) & Chairs, Stage Curtain Repairs, Media Television for Rental Use, Painting the Rooms and Repairing Ceilings, Kitchen updates/repairs, Adding Lighting and power to the Pavillian area, Lighting the Ball Field, Update the Concession Stand,  are some ideas that have been presented.  Do you have any ideas?  We welcome your ideas!


  • MAINTAIN THE MISSION OF THE DCC - 

           "Ensure the former school property remains an asset to the Dover               Community and to provide charitable, educational and community               development resources and activities for the community"


1 (785) 256-6700

P.O. BOx 244, 5928 Douglas Road, Dover, KS, 66420

Who We Are -


The Dover Community Center Board Meets the second Wednesday of every month. Positions are voluntary and range from 3 to 6 years in term.  We have a strong tie to the Dover Community Center having family or ourselves attended this school when in operation, thus take great pride in working hard to preserve this building and keeping it viable part of our community.


The Board welcomes input from the Community. If you are interested in providing input, you may contact us personally or leave a voicemail at the Dover Community Center phone at 785-256-6700.  You can also email us at p_tennison@hotmail.com, and we will get back to you.   

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July 8, 2020 - OUR ENDOWMENT FUND/LONG TERM VIABILITY ACCOUNT RISEN AND NOW HAS A BALANCE OF $41,793.  Our general fund checking account now has a balance of  $11,843.   Lost of rentals due to the current COVID-19 pandemic has reduced our income as rental income, fundraisers and memorial contributions are our only source of income, thus the general fund account is lower than last reported.   

A reminder that the Dover Community Center is a  501(c)(3) not for profit entity, so your donations to the Dover Community Center are tax deductible.   



June 10, 2019 -   WE HAVE NOW  REACHED $41,433 IN OUR ENDOWMENT FUND and have  $14,221 in our general fund checking account.    Unless otherwise receiving funds earmarked to go to the roof fund, as promised, we will continue to put half of our funds into the endowment fund to ensure the long term viability of the DCC, and half into our general fund account for short term costs and to save for replace the badly needed roof over the gym area.   Overhead costs to run the Dover Community Center run on average $12,000 a year.   Overhead cost include utilities, repairs & labor, Insurance, cleaning and cleaning supplies. 


A new roof will cost about $30,000 (2017 bid), and should help reduce utility expenses as there is zero insulation above the gym roof.  It has a been a goal of the DCC for several years to replace this roof, as there are several leaks in the center, thus ceiling staining, damage to the interior and cleanup continue to be an concern.   We had hoped to have the general fund build up higher to fund this roof by now, but this balance just has not built up sufficiently in the past few years, and are working hard and trying to solve this dilemma.


As some of you may or may not know-  We do rely entirely upon donations, fundraisers and individual support - There is no taxes or other county, federal funds or grants supporting our Community Center.    Income of rentals is modest at only $2500 a year in 2019, there seems to be a downward trend in rentals.  Therefore the Support of our Community is imperative - we couldn't do it without you!  


If you would like to consider donating to the Dover Community Center, you can submit your tax deducable donation to 

Dover Community Center, P.O. Box 244, Dover, KS 66420. We are a not for profit 401(c)(3) entity.

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