Fundraising
Fundraising is an ongoing effort of the Paradise Center’s Board of Directors to improve and better equip the center for its second century of service. Funds come from private and business contributions as well as through grants. All contributions are valued and assist in keeping this amazing place in operation.
Thank you for considering a donation to The Paradise Center in Paradise, Montana. Since 2016, our nonprofit has worked to restore and repurpose the 114-year-old public school as a community, visitors, and arts center. With generous community support and grants, we work to preserve the history of the school and region, highlight the many things to see and do in western Montana, provide classes and performances in the arts, and host community events.
Contributions/Donations
can be made by check to:
The Paradise Center
P.O. Box 162
Paradise, MT 59856
Or by credit card at Square by following
the link below.
Paradise Center Ornaments
2019 Ornament
We are pleased to present the FIRST annual Christmas ornament commemorating the Paradise Elementary School, now repurposed as The Paradise Center for the community, visitors, and the arts. Our 2019 ornament, handsomely boxed in a second edition, features the front facade of the 1910 classroom building. $25 plus shipping.
2020 Ornament
We are also pleased to present the SECOND annual Christmas ornament commemorating the Paradise Elementary School, now repurposed as The Paradise Center for the community, visitors, and the arts. Our 2020 ornament, handsomely boxed and offered in a limited edition, features the recently restored, iconic bell tower. $25 plus shipping.
2021 Ornament
We are also pleased to present the THIRD annual Christmas ornament commemorating the Paradise Elementary School, now repurposed as The Paradise Center for the community, visitors, and the arts. Our 2021 ornament, handsomely boxed and offered in a limited edition, features the Merry-Go-Round. $25 plus shipping.
2022 Ornament
We are also pleased to present the FOURTH annual Christmas ornament commemorating the Paradise Elementary School, now repurposed as The Paradise Center for the community, visitors, and the arts. For decades, students at the Paradise School looked forward to fire drills so they could ride the fire slide from the top floor to the ground. The older children were responsible for taking a younger child on their laps. Fortunately, the slide, which still exists, was never used in an actual fire. Our 2022 Christmas ornament, the fourth annual commemorates this iconic feature. $25 plus shipping.
2023 Ornament
Another favorite recess activity at the Paradise School was up and down on the teeter totters in the front yard. Students and adults learned the concept of leverage and the important of “weight and balance.” Add the 2023 ornament featuring the teeter totters to your collection.
2024 Ornament
Our 2024 Christmas ornament features the newest building on our grounds: a five-stall railroad roundhouse that is a reduced-size replica of the Northern Pacific Railway roundhouse located between Paradise and Plains in the 1930s.
What is a roundhouse doing on the playground? One of our goals is to preserve Paradise’s rich railroad history. Many of the items we wish to display are too big for the classroom building. Some of them will be on display in the appropriate exhibit stall: railroads and passengers, railroads and freight, railroads and the US mail, tie treating plant operations, and roundhouse operations. We need additional funds to complete the siding. Your purchase and a possible additional donation help us finish that work.