The Brief
- Bellevue’s Samena Swim and Recreation Club is facing a possible closure by October 2025 due to a $1-2 million funding gap.
- Rising costs in maintenance, utilities, and wages threaten the club, a vital community resource since 1958.
- The Save Samena campaign seeks community support and donations to prevent the facility’s shutdown.
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Bellevue‘s Samena Swim and Recreation Club is facing an imminent closure over millions in budget shortfalls, and is calling on the community to help save the historic facility.
Samena Club says it may have to shut its doors by October 2025 without immediate financial intervention.
By the numbers:
The club’s funding gap is estimated to be $1-2 million, needed to keep up with operations and critical infrastructure. Maintenance costs, utilities, wages and insurance have risen as high as 30% in some categories since 2020, it claims.…