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Brick Fundraiser


​Planning for the future ​by preserving the past
You are invited to be part of the Mills Community House brick fundraiser project. We are honored to offer the opportunity to become part of this historic treasure. Commemorate a special event in someone’s life, honor a friend or family member, or memorialize a loved one. Bricks will border the walkways, enhancing our beautiful grounds and gardens.

​At a cost of only $100.00, you may purchase a 4”x8” brick with up to 4 lines of engraving and up to 21 characters per line. Net proceeds from brick sales will be used for repairs and improvements to the building.

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Sample brick saying thank you
​Be part of the historic Mills Community House by helping us preserve the past and plan for the future!. We sincerely appreciate your donation.
​Questions? C
ontact millscommhouse@gmail.com or 231.882.0591
HOW DO YOU ORDER BRICKS? 
Follow the easy steps to either order and pay online or print an form to mail in with your check.

ONLINE ORDERS:  After completing the online order form you will be linked to the Mills PayPal site to complete the payment process. The Mills will send you a confirmation email when your order is received. YES, I WOULD LIKE TO ORDER MY BRICK(S) NOW>


PLACING AN OFFLINE ORDER: Please complete the attached order form and return it with your check payable to the Mills Community House Association  (or MCHA), please write bricks in the memo section. Order form and check should be mailed to: Mills Community House Assoc., Attn: Bricks, PO Box 421, Benzonia, MI 49616. PRINTABLE ORDER FORM (PDF)>
THANK YOU! Your gift directly supports preserving and ​improving the historic Mills Community House. Brick purchases have a small expense to cover the cost of the bricks that are ordered. ​Your contribution ensures the Mills will continue ​to be a vibrant part of our community. 

Benzonia Academy 1909 Now the Mills Community House
Benzonia Academy 1909. Now the Mills Community House
​The Historic Mills, a distinctive red brick building, built in 1909 as a dormitory for the Benzonia Academy, became the Mills Community house in 1925. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Mills has been used as a public venue throughout its history: a gymnasium, meeting location for educational and cultural programs, and home to the Benzonia Public Library for nearly 100 years. It was dedicated to the Mills Community House Association, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, in 2002.​
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Mills Community House 2022
​Our mission is to provide stewardship and promotion of the historic Mills Community House as a venue for events and services that enrich lives.
EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

February
  3 WATER WE DOING? Film screening
  7 ​Blood Drive
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​  9 Academy Lecture: Sinking of the Ann Arbor #4 100 years ago
11 Spaghetti Dinner: Fundraiser for Benzie Central Girls Softball

14 Love Letters: Benzie County Players
​25 Learn to Dance! Fresh Coast Swing II Workshop

March
​
​  9 Academy Lecture:

Visit Events Page for details>
​Private events are not listed.

VIRTUAL TOUR 
provided by Travers City Tourism

Location


RENTALS: At the MILLS
Visit Facility Use Page for details:
Meeting Space - lower level
Mills Hall - upper level
All areas are handicap accessible with an elevator serving all three floors.
The Middle floor is NOT available as it is leased by the Benzonia Public Library.


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Mills Community House Association
PO Box 421, ​891 Michigan Ave.
​Benzonia, MI 49616
millscommhouse@gmail.com
​231-882-0591

Michelle Leines, House Manager
​Hours by appointment only.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Donna Brown, Ruth Catton, 
Jimmy McLaren, ​Jane Sullivan,
​Colleen Swartz, and ​Samantha Wolfe.

A 501(c) 3 organization
Tax ID (EIN): 75-2977687

Link to Google Map>
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Make an online DONATION to the
Mills Community House Association
using PayPal Secure Checkout.

Click on the DONATE button which
takes you to our PayPal site where you have the option of using a credit card OR your PayPal account. 
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ENDOWMENT FUND INFORMATION

Our mission is to provide
stewardship and promotion of the
historic Mills Community House
as a venue for events and services
that enrich lives.

Land Acknowledgement
​Benzie county occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of Anishinabek people. The Mills Community house recognizes the Anishinabek of the Three Fires Confederacy, the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwa (Chippewa), and Bode'wadmi (Potawatomi); historic Indigenous communities in Michigan; and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. Benzie County occupies land ceded in the treaty of 1855. We give thanks to the Anishinabek as the caretakers of the Earth and for their relationship to the land.