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Panamnik Building Capital Campaign

Panamnik Building in Orleans, CA

Since 2005, the Mid Klamath Watershed Council (MKWC) has occupied the Panamnik Building, located in the heart of Orleans. With dedicated help from many volunteers, the building has been developed into a community center, home to nonprofit organizations and a small business and made available to the community for a wide variety of activities and events.

MKWC Event in the Panamnik Building

Now we are excited to announce the  purchase of the Panamnik building. We hope there will be continued community involvement and support of upcoming remodeling efforts and the development of the beautiful riverfront property it sits on. MKWC, in collaboration with community members and community groups and with assistance from a Ford Family Foundation grant, has organized a Capital Campaign to buy the Panamnik Building.  Fittingly called the Panamnik Building Project, MKWC is committed to developing the community space and program so that it meets the needs of the Orleans and Somes Bar communities. After we close on the deal, we will be looking toward remodeling the building; we are optimistic about finding grants that will allow us to continue with our vision. Based on the results of our community survey, the vision for the property includes:

• Tourist Information and Interpretive Center
• Gallery and Retail Space for Local Arts and Crafts
• Amphitheater and Riverside Park
• Youth Program
• Small Business Development including a Coffee House and Eatery serving locally produced food
• Continuation of current programs, services,  and community access for meetings and public events

Your continued help is needed to make this project a reality!  Your donation shows that you support this important project and that the Panamnik Building is a place for you and your community. Be a part of the group of community people dedicated to purchasing, repairing and remodeling the Panamnik Building for the benefit of the Mid Klamath community by donating today. Every little bit helps.

To this end, MKWC has created this web page to collect donations for this campaign over the internet. For more information, please contact MKWC directly at (530) 627-3202.

The people of Orleans, Somes Bar, and surrounding towns have come together to raise money for this project through a variety of events such as concerts, dinners, auctions, benefit drawings, and good old fashioned philanthropic personal donations. So far we have raised over $120,000, exceeding our community fundraising goal!  Check the community calendar to see which upcoming fundraising events you would like to attend.  Next up, Third Thursday  a benefit dinner which happens the third Thursday of each month at the Panamnik Building at 6:00, featuring a different guest chef each month.

MKWC's office in the Panamnik Building, Orleans, CA

Current Programs and Services offered at the Panamnik Building

• Public phone
• WiFi hotspot (wireless internet)
• Meeting space
• Kids corner
• Educational workshops
• Public restrooms
• Tourist information
• Art, music & exercise classes
• Catered dinners
• Art gallery
• Fundraising events
• Holiday Bazaar
• First Aid and CPR classes
• Concerts and dance parties
• Summer youth activities and classes
• Community information headquarters during wildfires

Partial List of Project Supporters

• Orleans Community Service District
• Karuk Tribe of California
• Salmon River Restoration Council
• Klamath Salmon Media Collaborative
• Bob and Judy’s Therapeutic Massage
• Klamath Riverkeeper
• Somes Bar Arts Council
• River Artisans
• Wild by Nature
• Salmon River Outpost
• Orleans Market
• Orleans Mining Company
• McLaughlin and Sons
• Sandy Bar Ranch and Nursery