The Salvation Army Ray And Joan Kroc Center Coeur D'Alene
The 123,000-square-foot (11,400 m2) Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center Coeur d'Alene, under construction as of December 2008, has been designed to serve as a place of gathering and enrichment that will house an array of education, sports, faith, arts and supportive programs.
In 2003, Joan Kroc, wife of McDonald's founder Ray Kroc, died, and entrusted to The Salvation Army the largest gift ever given to a private charity, for the express purpose of building and endowing Kroc Centers, envisioned as state-of-the-art recreational and arts facilities in under-served communities throughout the nation.
The Kroc Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho is a nearly $80 million investment in the community set among 12 acres (49,000 m2). The Kroc Center will house four major components: a center of worship and performance venue, an aquatics center, a fitness and recreation center, and special event facilities as well as arts, education, and fitness programming.
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