Tonya Keller Community Center

Family night is a free program for Middletown families with at least one child between first and fifth grade. Leave dinner to us and come for a night of food, games, trivia, and fun. Sometimes it’s pizza, sometimes the kids cook for us!

Day: Tuesday (once a month)
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Cost: Free!
Pre-Registration Required

All family members are welcome, but activities will be tailored for 1st-5th grade participants. Please contact us with any dietary restrictions/preferences. At least one child in the family must be registered for our Open Recreation program (also free).

The Tonya Keller Community Center Garden underwent changes for 2019, with the goal to get the community involved more and to keep the garden going indefinitely. The TKCC hosted a Garden Clean Up Day on Saturday, May 21st, welcoming volunteers from the community to assist with the planting of garden planters, flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The 2019 Garden Clean Up Day was definitely a huge success with the help of many volunteers.

The TKCC still maintains a close relationship with the neighborhood organization known as the Ideal Beach Community Association (IBCA). The IBCA enjoys helping out whenever they can to get the word out about the events at the TKCC, like the Garden Clean Up event. The IBCA truly understands that the TKCC is an asset of the neighborhood as they host their monthly meetings at the TKCC.

Every day, the TKCC staff and Open Recreation participants check in and water the garden. In addition, they also check to see if anything needs to be done. And if there is anything that is ready to be harvested, we collect and clean. The TKCC plans to donate their crops to Middletown Helps its Own. Middletown Helps Its Own was organized in 1964 to help the Township’s needy families. It is a great way to see Middletown Residents/Township staff helping other Middletown Residents in need.

Middletown Township fully funds the maintenance of the garden at the Tonya Keller Community Center.