Board Briefing of June 1, 2026

Upcoming Events:
The annual meeting of the Gualala Community Center members will be held on June 13, 2026, at 1:00 in the Bill Platt Training Room at the South Coast Life Support District located at 38901 Ocean Drive in Gualala, CA. (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION) The election of four Board members will also happen on that date.  An announcement was recently sent to members who are eligible to vote in the election (membership dues must have been received by March 14, 2026, to be eligible to vote in the June election). A quorum of twenty-five members is required to conduct the annual meeting so we hope you will make every effort to attend and if eligible, cast your vote for new GCC Board members.
The new Board will hold their first Board meeting on July 8, 2026.
 
Recent Events:
It was an honor for me, on behalf of Gualala community Center, to present $2000.00 scholarships to six outstanding seniors at the Point Arena High School Honors Program on May 27, 2026.  These students have earned high academic honors while also excelling in athletics, serving their community, and completing a variety of college classes, all the while maintaining at least a 3.5 GPA.  They are a credit to their families, teachers and community. These scholarships were made possible through the generosity of Gualala Community Center members, and we are grateful for your support of their educational journey.  Congratulations to Elizabeth Arriaga, Addison Clark, Alexa Selena Ferrerya, Alicia Fuentes, Madelyn Nata and Sophia Jean Roach.  We wish them every success.

GCC Re-Building News:
GCC continues to wait for the final building permit from Mendocino Building Department. We have been told it will be coming our way in the next few weeks.
We have applied for a final ruling from the USDA to use the Federal grant as a reimbursement for previous soft costs of about $733,000. This includes architect fees, and fees from other professionals such as surveyors and landscapers who worked on the building proposed by Figure Design. We have also applied for $102,000. for HVAC and kitchen equipment for the new building. When received, all these funds will be used toward the cost of the new building. The balance of about $165,000. would be allocated for the remodel of and a new roof for the Annex. We anticipate approval for these items within the next few weeks.
A request for “Letters of Interest” from General Contractors will be published in the ICO on June 4th.  A request for bids will be published as soon as we have our final building permit.
 
June GCC Board Meeting:
As always, we invite you to attend our next Board meeting on Wednesday, June 10th at 2:30 p.m. at the Gualala Baptist Church, 37300 Church Street, Gualala. We are interested in your ideas, feedback, and participation. This is the last Board meeting of this fiscal year.
 
Best wishes from your GCC Board of Directors.
President, Janet Pierucci
Vice President, Darla Buechner                      Member: Paul Cupich
Secretary: Laverne Hancock                           Member: Nancy Howard
Treasurer: Colby Bibb                                    Member: Whyte Owen