Green Community Cafe

Goal: $7,000.00

Specific Need

Over the past three years, generous donations have helped transform the Green Cafe into a more comfortable, welcoming, and safer space for our guests and staff. Your continued support will help us make important facility improvements so the cafe can remain a gathering place for our community for years to come.

We were able to complete the major items at the top of our list thanks to your donations and belief in our mission. This year, we have set our sights on continuing to improve the temperature control in our dining area and kitchen with the addition of split units. We'd also like to update the electrical panel so it can better carry the electrical load of our facility. Sunday Buffet is a huge draw and our aging hot food buffet is in need of replacement to keep up with the demand.

Every donation helps us continue caring for and improving the Green Cafe. Thank you for helping us preserve this special place in our community.

Mission

The Green Cafe has served its community for 43 years! Unlike the usual eatery, it is ran and loved by its community. The cafe is managed by a board of seven individuals from the area, waitresses are volunteers, locals donate their time, decor, and more, and folks are eager to jump in when we have a facility update or deep clean day. Our purpose is simple, we want to feed the people of our community homestyle food and remain a central location for people to come together to share a meal, a conversation, or a booth. Our humble cafe allows families, coworkers, business acquaintences, and even strangers, to slow down and connect from the usual busy day.

Profile

Since the revamp of the cafe in September 2023, multiple successful fundraisers and special dinners have been hosted. From those and the generosity during Gather for Good, major updates have been made to the cafe including:

2026: Exhuast system in attic area, installation of energy efficient windows, ceiling fans, energy efficient lighting, construction of storage shed behind the main building, new road sign both in front of the cafe (including solar lighting) and on HWY 24, smoker, new tables for backroom overflow.

2025: Newly reupholstered booths, updated seating and tables for dining areas, new paneling in front dining area, new flooring in back dining room.

2023-2024: Two fryers, one stove, one fridge, updated hood and supression system to meet safety standards, new flooring in dining area and hallway, new accessible bathroom (through a grant), HVAC equipment, ice cream machine.

Volunteers deep clean the cafe twice a year, freshen paint as needed in the dining area, and update the decor seasonaly. The majority of the help for major renovations have happened with donated time and generous monetary funds.