Business Description

The CCO will encourage donations to the Comptche Community Hall using a "Comptche Community Hall Donor Card" which will be Individual $25; renewed annually. Donation amounts expected: Family $30; Patron $50.

Holder of a Donor Card will be allowed:
a. 10% discount on CCO parties,
b. 10% discount on CCO Hall rental
c. Each donor is asked to help out at one or more events or work days per year;
d. Each donor gets a vote to recommend how the CCO Hall monies should be spent,
e. And more ideas are being explored!

The CCO will provide building, paper products, utilities and light bulbs for fixtures.

The CCO Target Customer should be local people, local businesses, out-of-town people and businesses. Additional sales ideas to accomodate family reunions, kids parties, and weddings.

The CCO Hall is ideal for parties of 60 to 75 people using it's limited parking spaces. No more than 35 vehicles can be parked on the north and south sides of the building, and acrossed the road. Handicapped access still needs to be worked out.

The CCO will advertise availability of building in newspaper, word of mouth, the Mendocino Coast and Ukiah Chambers of Commerce, with Matt Rowland Presents, and with an availability calendar on the CCO Web Page and posted outside the CCO Hall. Building viewing available by appointment only. Games are also available for rent.

If private or CCO events get out of control beyond the cleaning/game deposits, damages will be sought and recovered by the CCO.

Comptche is unique because on many days when the coast is foggy, Comptche is bright, sunny, and the CCO Hall is located in a quiet, isolated area.

Business Accomplishments Resume

• The Comptche Community Center was deeded by Eiler Oppenlander to the Community Hall Association back in 1912. The Main Hall was completed in 1913 to serve as a dance hall.

• The Comptche Grange #671 began meeting at the Hall in the 1938. The Hall was not officially deeded to the Grange until 1954 by Lena Menishnik.

• CCO followed the steps necessary to incorporate and be granted a 5-year advanced ruling as a 501(c) (3) publically supported charitable organization from the Internal Revenue Service within 8 months of our inception.

• May 8, 1999 Benefit Dinner highly successful raising over $2000 to spend towards development of a public picnic area on the CCSD property beside the Firehouse.

• Y2K Party found CCO, CVFD, Chapel of the Redwoods and Grange Members working together to sponsor a Potluck which helped to keep families in area because of the unknown which could have occurred at the turn of the century. CCO grossed $506, of these funds, $142.68 was in the donation jar.

• May 6, 2000 Benefit Dinner raised $1600 towards Community Projects, less than last year, however some donated items are reusable at future events.

| Click here for the Addendum to CCO Hall Rental and Hold Harmless Agreement |