LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — After several delays, Arc Herkimer is ready to break ground on its Kucerak Event Center with a ceremony on Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. at 204 Eatonville Road, Little Falls.
The 6,600-square-foot event center, located alongside hole 17 on the MV Golf and Event Center golf course, will serve as a year-round event facility.
Since acquiring the golf and event center property in April 2020, Arc Herkimer made several enhancements to the 161-acre property. The event center will sit on 12.8 acres, providing a picturesque setting for the facility, which will feature contemporary architectural touches.
“The Kucerak Event Center will be a first-class event venue unlike any other,” Arc Herkimer President/CEO Kevin Crosley contended in a news release. “It will serve the Mohawk Valley as a premier venue for weddings, class reunions, strategic corporate retreats, and other social gatherings while simultaneously helping to maintain a revenue stream for Arc Herkimer to continuously support our mission of empowering people with disabilities and enriching lives throughout our community.”
Funding for the project comes from the Kucerak Family Limited Partnership, the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, the UpMobility Foundation, and two additional family foundations that the organization did not name.
The long-envisioned facility will provide new opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to engage in meaningful employment, volunteer work, and recreation.