Wright Family Purchases Naming Rights for Dieterich Community Center

The Wright family, owners of Wright’s Furniture & Flooring, has spent more than 130 years running and building a family-owned business in Dieterich. Now, they are helping to build something new - a community center.

The Wright family has purchased the naming rights for the new Dieterich Community Center, contributing $300,000. The facility will be named the Wright Family Center, and it will provide a place in the community for people to exercise, join group activities and utilize childcare. The facility is located adjacent to Dieterich Unit 30 K-12 School and has an expected completion date of the fall of 2023.

“The Wright Family has always been extremely proud and involved in the development of the Dieterich community,” said President of Wright’s Furniture John Wright. “We decided we would buy the naming rights to assist the ongoing growth of the community.”

The community of Dieterich has seen a tremendous population boom in the last two decades, particularly among families. Wright’s Family Center will provide a student daycare for up to 50 children, a 24-hour multi-purpose fitness center, three community rooms, and an indoor walking track.

“This is a project that will not only benefit the town as a whole, but many families area-wide,” said Chairman of Wright’s Furniture Tom Wright. “This facility will fill a much-needed gap in childcare and will help alleviate the need that has grown within the last few years.”

The community center is a shared project with the Village of Dieterich and many other agencies and businesses. A dedicated group of volunteer individuals, along with these agencies and businesses, have been working together since Fall 2019 to fund and build the center.

The state of Illinois has provided a $2 million dollar grant to the new community center, setting the fundraising goal at $1,000,000. The center has currently raised $500,000 from various businesses, organizations and people in the community. Those interested in making a donation can go to wrightfamilycenter.com. Construction is expected to begin on the project this summer.

Wright’s Furniture & Flooring is a fifth-generation family-owned business that is celebrating its 131st anniversary this year. The business also offers interior design services in its Dieterich, Robinson and Taylorville locations and window treatments through its Wright at Home store in Effingham.

For more information about Wright’s Furniture, visitwww.wrightsfurniture.com or call 800-214-0588.