NC State Club to undergo major renovations
RALEIGH The club offers a pool, tennis courts, dining and a par-3 golf
course at relatively low prices to people with connections to the
university.
According to a local newspaper, the club plans to rebuild locker rooms, build a new modern kitchen and open a second pool starting in February.
The renovations will cost $6 million.
The club is seeking $2 million in donations and will add a $35-a-month construction charge to its monthly fee to raise the remaining money.
According to the fundraising chairman, the renovations are starting with the club in the strongest
financial shape in its history with 850 members. Donations raised so far
have reached $100,000.
Members will name a building after someone for a $2 million
donation. Having a hole on the golf course or a tennis court named
in your honor will run about $5,000.
The club's monthly dues are currently about $90, compared to
more than $400 at several of Raleigh's fancier country clubs. Initiation fees are $1,500 or less, compared with $20,000 or more
at other clubs.
The club is not run by the university, but has close ties to the
school. The land is leased from the state and building is leased
from the N.C. State Foundation, which raises money for university
programs.
