Community centres generally perform many link:
• As the place for all-community celebrations at various occasions and traditions.
• As the place for public meetings of the citizens on various issues.
• As the place where politicians or other official leaders come to meet the citizens and ask for their opinions, support or votes ("election campaigning" in democracies, other kinds of requests in non-democracies).
• As a place where community members meet each other socially.
• As a place housing local clubs and volunteer activities.
• As a place that community members (and sometimes others), can rent cheaply when a private family function or party is too big for their own home. For instance the non-religious parts of weddings, funerals etc.
• As a place that passes on and retells local history.
• As a place where local non-government activities are organised.
• As a place of relief in instances of community tragedies.
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