Rent or reserve Rice's Mills Community Center
Rice's Mills Community Center (RMCC) is available for events, workshops, parties, performances, rehearsals, classes, yard sales, or anything else for which you need an indoor or outdoor space. See photos and details about building below.
RMCA members enjoy reduced building use fees including FREE use of RMCC for ½ day free events and gatherings.
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To rent or reserve Rice's Mills Community Center, please fill the online RMCC Space Rental Request Form below.
2024 RMCC building use fees
| Members | Non-Members | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ Day FREE Event | FREE | $25 |
| Full Day FREE Event | $10 | $35 |
| ½ Day Charged Event or Sale | $20 | $40 |
| Full Day Charged Event or Sale | $30 | $50 |
Many RMCA-sanctioned events are free and open to the public with donations accepted. Regular repeated events may get a discount.
Propane and Plowing Charge
Added when heat is used or plowing done
$5 for all events less than 4 hours
$10 for all event 4 hours or longer
RMCC interior space photos
RMCC building use policies
Please bring in (and out) all of your own table coverings, food, utensils, linens, kitchen towels, paper products, recycling and trash.
The tables and chairs must be stored and in the same condition as they were found.
The RMCC building is a smoke-free environment.
Leave the building in the condition it was found.
Kitchen/bathroom clean
Floors swept
Heater turned off
Trash, recycling and all food and beverages removed
Lights turned off
Please close windows. lock the door and return the key when leaving
RMCC Limitations
The Rice’s Mills Community Center, a former 1-room schoolhouse located at 2352 Vt. Rt. 132, Thetford Center, VT, is a great space for parties, potlucks, workshops and other activities. But there are several limitations which may make it less than ideal for your needs:
No running water – bring your own drinking water
Heated only on an as needed basis, so it takes a while to heat up the space – heater needs to be turned on several hours in advance on particularly cold days
No plates, cups, bowls or utensils – bring your own
No cooking facilities
Because there is no plumbing, we have a rustric, composting toilet. It consists of an in-house/outhouse with sawdust to sprinkle in toilet after each use. Sanitizer is available for hand cleaning.
Parking & roadway safety
See the RMCC parking page and map for details. Please park in the pullout area across Rte 132 from RMCC —perpendicular to the road. There is additional parking in the pullout area on the same side as RMCC toward Tucker Hill Road. Please do not park near the driveway or mailbox on left end of that parking area. Several cars may also park in the RMCC driveway.
Roadway safety & traffic cone
If you plan on parking on the roadside please place the orange traffic cone (stored in the entryway closet) in the middle of the road at the crest of the road between RMCC and Ulman Rd. before people start arriving. This is so traffic coming from that direction knows to slow down. Return it to the entryway when your event is over. Additional instructions are posted on bureau inside the door.
Instructions for Games
The badminton rackets and birdies are in a black case by the extra tables in the kitchen. The bean bag tables and bags are there as well, and layout nicely between the badminton and the north side of the building. Horseshoes are hanging on a hook on the east outside of the building. The darts are in the tall stand up bureau on the south wall of the main room. There are 2 warning signs that folks should hang in the dart doorway when anyone is playing; the signs warning folks not to walk in during dart throwing hang below the dart board.