It's not only a matter of financial giving.  This is YOUR community center and we need the community to take interest in the community center.  It's not only providing financial support that will keep the community center alive and well.  More importantly we need members of the community and beyond to become ACTIVELY involved by coming to monthly meetings and volunteering your time.  And we need community leaders to become involved to start initiatives.  For instance, we could use grant writers and folks willing to head up committees to promote volunteerism.