Rentals
Blue Ridge Community Center has facilities for a variety of public or private activities. When the need arise, keep us in mind for:
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Wedding Receptions
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Meetings
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Family Reunions
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Birthday Parties
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Recreation & Sport Activities
Please contact us to discuss your needs.
Rentals
Blue Ridge Community Center has facilities for a variety of public or private activities. When the need arise, keep us in mind for:
-
Wedding Receptions
-
Meetings
-
Family Reunions
-
Birthday Parties
-
Recreation & Sport Activities
Please contact us to discuss your needs.
Upcoming Event(s) of Interest
Blue Ridge Community Center
Hours of Operation:
Monday By Appointment Only
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Wednesday By Appointment Only
Thursday 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday By Appointment Only
Telephone 864-482-1867
Virtual Learning Activity Sites
Virtual Vacations for Children
Parents,
Please click here for fun learning activities to help your child continue to learn and excel academically at home. We welcome your feedback should you use the sites /material listed as we try to provided you with great learning resources to use at home.
Seneca City Museums Digital Site
Everyone,
The staff of the Seneca City Museums has launched a digital site. The site contains several interesting exhibits and virtual tours. This is a great opportunity for people of all ages to experience past events from the comfort of your home. Click here to visit the site. You are invited to provide feedback on the site's Feedback Form.
ABOUT US
The Blue Ridge Community Center is located at 315 Holland Avenue (the old Code Elementary School Building). The SDOC in cooperation w/the community has allowed a group of citizens/residents to utilize the building as a community center. The building is also home of the Blue Ridge High School (the all black high school) which closed its doors in 1969 when integration took place. In order to keep the legacy/history alive, a group of citizens have created the Blue Ridge Community Center (BRCC) as a 501©(3) not for profit center. Our vision is to bring programming & activities to the community that will help us make informed decisions and live better lives. The community center eventually will bring programming & events to the community that will assist its residents in making educational & life changing decisions that will have an impact for a life time. Programming that is now being considered are issues of Domestic Violence, Living Wills, Healthy Eating, Exercise options, reading/literacy, basic computer skills, job training options, and sporting programs for children. We are open to any and all suggestions as the space becomes available. We want this to be a community center for all people.
If you have an interest in becoming a part of such an adventure, please contact Helen Rosemond-Saunders, 903-0547 with your name or use the contact form on this website. If you have information to provide to the residents that will help them make life changing decisions, please contact us as well.
Click Below to View 13 minute Video about BRCC
Visit the Official Facebook Page for
Blue Ridge Community Center
Thanks for Your Support of this Event on Saturday March 16, 2024! We still have some Yard Sale Items Available. Contact us if Interested.
We Invite You to Support
Blue Ridge Community Center Activities with Your Tax-Deductible Donations
Thank You for Your Consideration
Rental Services
Community Events
Single events are allowed which present information for the benefit of community residents
Use of building is allowed by community for a
hourly rental fee
Rentals
Rental Rates:
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Cafeteria - $100 for First 2 hours; $ 50/hour thereafter
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Gymnasium - $250 for First 2 Hours; $125/hour thereafter
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Classrooms - Rates Vary Based on Number of Class Rooms Needed
Blue Ridge Community Center has facilities for a variety of public or private activities. When the need arises, keep us in mind for:
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Wedding Receptions
-
Meetings
-
Family Reunions
-
Birthday Parties
-
Recreation & Sport Activities
Please contact us to discuss your needs.
View of BRCC Facilities
Our Committees
The work of the Blue Ridge Community Center is accomplished by several groups of people working together to achieve our mission. Each committee is made-up of community volunteers dedicated to filling the various needs of the center. Following are some of the committees currently in place:
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Steering Committee
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Programming Committee
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Fundraising Committee
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Communication Committee
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Grant Writing
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Sponsorship/Partners
View Calendar
Contact Us
Address: 315 Holland Ave.
Seneca, SC 29678
Email: BRCCUser@gmail.com
Telephone: (864) 482-1867
Contact Name: Helen Rosemond-Saunders
OPENING HOURS:
Mon - Thu: 9am - 12pm
Fri: By Appointment Only
Sat - Sun: For Scheduled Events
Message from Board Members
It is not the intent of BRCC to duplicate services provided by other community agencies. Rather, our desire is to ensure that services needed within the Seneca community are made available to residents who are unable to travel to other county facilities. Therefore, BRCC will collaborate with other agencies to house some of their services at BRCC. Doing so can also make some of these services available at hours outside the sponsoring agency's normal operating hours.
BRCC will also provide opportunities for youth & adult engagements in educational and recreational activities.
Mission
Purpose: BRCC is a charitable organization organized to provide educational opportunities to community youth and adults.
Mission: To serve as a catalyst/medium to provide educational, sports, and developmental programs & activities to community residents while enhancing their ability to make informed life decisions & become model citizens.
Standing Meetings
Programming Committee - Every 2nd Thursday @ 6:00 PM
Steering Committee - Every 3rd Tuesday @ 4:30 PM
Open Meetings - Every 3rd Tuesday @ 5:30 PM
Event Pictures
June 8, 2020
Community Gathers to Discuss Racism
Sponsored by the EMERGE Group
June 16, 2020 & June 17, 2020
Food Voucher Give Aways
Sponsored by the United Way Agency and
the Department of Social Services
June 27, 2020
Fruits & Vegetables Give Away
in Partnership with
Frances Produce/SC Department of Agriculture
October 17, 2020
Carynn's Baby Shower
October 24, 2020
Marsheelliona Blassigame's Baby Shower
January 16, 2021
Preparation for Carpet Cleaning Day
April 1, 2021
Miss Oconee Teen Proposal Presentation
April 16, 2021
Blue Ridge Girls Volleyball
End of Year Celebration Event
April 27, 2021
BRCC Gymnasium Floor Refurbished After End-of-Season
"Thanks to Blue Ridge Girls Volleyball Teams Manager"
May 16, 2021
Elaine Blassingame Chapman's Baby Shower
May 26, 2021
Clemson Home and Garden Information Class
2021 Math & Reading Summer Camp
July 12, 2021 thru August 5, 2021
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
A-1
Engraved Name:
DR Curtis White Sr
Memorial Category:
Friends & Patron of Blue Ridge Community Center
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
B-1
Engraved Name:
Willie Jenkins
Memorial Category:
Blue Ridge High School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
C-1
Engraved Name:
Willie Washington
Memorial Category:
Friends & Patron of Blue Ridge Community Center
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
D-1
Engraved Name:
Martha L. Wright
Memorial Category:
Blue Ridge High School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
E-1
Engraved Name:
Cecelia McWhorter
Memorial Category:
Oconee County Training School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
F-1
Engraved Name:
H. Rosemond-Saunders
Memorial Category:
Blue Ridge High School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
A-2
Engraved Name:
Eartha L. White
Memorial Category:
Friends & Patron of Blue Ridge Community Center
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
B-2
Engraved Name:
Rudy Barnes, Walter May
Memorial Category:
Dedicated In Memory of
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
C-2
Engraved Name:
Elizabert M A - Pitts, William H. Gaines Jr
Memorial Category:
In Memory of Oconee County Training School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
D-2
Engraved Name:
Angela D, Gaines - Hill, Alphonzo D. Gaines Jr
Memorial Category:
Seneca High School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
E-2
Engraved Name:
W. H - Geneva L. Gaines
Memorial Category:
Dedicated In Memory of
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
F-2
Engraved Name:
Alphonzo Gaines Sr
Memorial Category:
Blue Ridge High School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
A-3
Engraved Name:
Orange - Pearl Machen
Memorial Category:
Oconee County Training School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
B-3
Engraved Name:
Bobby Jenkins
Memorial Category:
Dedicated In Memory of
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
C-3
Engraved Name:
Bill - Barbara Martin
Memorial Category:
Blue Ridge High School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
D-3
Engraved Name:
Gail McWhorter
Memorial Category:
Blue Ridge High School Graduate - Cheerleader/Custodian
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
E-3
Engraved Name:
Barbara McWhorter
Memorial Category:
Blue Ridge High School graduate - Miss Blue Ridge 1969
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
F-3
Engraved Name:
Albert McWhorter
Memorial Category:
Dedicated In Memory of
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
A-4
Engraved Name:
Emma Thompson Hughes
Memorial Category:
Blue Ridge High School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
B-4
Engraved Name:
Perry Family
Memorial Category:
Dedicated In Memory of
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
C-4
Engraved Name:
Pitts - Horace, Alicem Claude, Ubuntu
Memorial Category:
Blue Ridge High School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
D-4
Engraved Name:
C.H. Reid
Memorial Category:
Dedicated In Memory of
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
E-4
Engraved Name:
Edna Pitts-Reid
Memorial Category:
Blue Ridge High School Graduate
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
F-4
Engraved Name:
Allie and Exle Pitts
Memorial Category:
Dedicated In Memory of
recognizing
Blue Ridge Community Center
Brick "Walkway of Fame"
Brick Location:
A-5
Engraved Name:
Viletta Henderson
Memorial Category:
Dedicated In Memory of