In the coming years, students and families of Trigg County are going to have life-changing access to the Genesis Express Intergenerational Center on Jefferson Street.
More impressive, however, is the generosity surrounding its construction and purpose.
Late last summer, the $1.2 million project was but $100,000 from being debt-free.
Earlier this week, the not-for-profit’s president, George Radford, told the News Edge “not a penny has been borrowed,” and the debt package is mere dollars from being completely erased — donations coming from all directions.
Radford noted they are still trying to get some new furniture in the building, and that when they finally first walk in to the finished product, a need will arise.
However, the first public events at the facility won’t come until late May or June, because official inspections need to determine capacity.
Genesis Express, Radford said, was organized to help local youth, elderly and the needy, and that mission isn’t changing.
Education has also been a large part of the Genesis Express umbrella, and Radford added that the STEM Center — made possible through a Cal Ripken Jr. STEM grant — will come to life this semester.
Training of nearly 20 retired educators and volunteers is expected to begin within the next week, and Radford said community members should remain patient — as basic reading and mathematics tutoring resumes alongside this new construction.
These next six months, Radford urged, are more than a blessing.
For more information about the project, one can visit genesisexpressinc.org online.
