Front Row E-News - June
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Arts in the summer are heating up with many opportunities to get involved with the Arts of Collin County. Below you will find easy ways to support the arts park and performing arts hall simply with your grocery shopping and coming out for a Rough Riders game.
Help the Arts of Collin County Hit a Home Run!
Support the Arts of Collin County with a fun family outing. Enjoy an evening of baseball as the Frisco RoughRiders take on the Corpus Christi Hooks at the Arts of Collin County Night, Friday, July 23 at 7:00 p.m. The cost is $20 and includes; a bullpen game ticket, playball program, RoughRiders baseball hat, all you can eat burgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, chips and drinks, and best of all…a contribution to the Arts of Collin County. The night will end with a spectacular fireworks display over the ballpark.
For tickets, call Jeff Hamler at 972-334-1901 or jhamler@ridersbaseball.com. Get your tickets today! (Make sure to tell him the tickets are for the Arts of Collin County Night). See you at the game!
Message from Mike Simpson, Executive Director
The Board of Directors adopted the Fiscal Year 2010-11 Budget at the meeting on June 17. The general operating budget of $519,998 for the year, which will begin October 1, 2010, has been reduced by 23.8 percent from the budget that was approved by the Owner Cities for 2009-10. The budget will now be presented to the Owner and Member Cities for adoption as part of their annual budgeting process. The budget anticipates moving ahead with construction this fall, with the approval of the Owner Cities, and capital costs associated with Phase One are budgeted this year at $21,900,000. This includes work on the Six Cities Trail funded through a Collin County Open Space Grant. The capital expenses, while estimated here, are not authorized until the Owner Cities finalize a Contribution Agreement for the capital costs and authorize construction to begin. The budget also plans for continuation of the BRAVO! Capital Campaign to assemble the final portion of private funding needed to fully finance construction of Phase One. The fundraising budget of $428,403 includes plans for a Marketing Center and a series of Groundbreaking Events to celebrate the beginning of construction, once it is authorized by the Owner Cities. Funding for the capital campaign and associated fundraising activities is provided through private donations to the project.
The three Owner cities: Allen, Frisco and Plano will gather for a meeting of their respective council members, Mayors and City Managers to discuss project progress and construction timeline. The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 29th at 7:00 p.m. in the Windhaven Room at the Plano Centre (Click here for Directions.) The meeting is open to the public however; no opportunity for public comment will be available.
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| E. Michael Simpson Executive Director |
Each year, Kroger asks its customers to update their Kroger Plus card with their charity of choice. For the Arts of Collin County to benefit from Kroger’s Neighbor to Neighbor program, bring the following barcode or your current Kroger Plus card to your favorite Kroger and present it to your cashier at check-out.
Arts of Collin County Commission
Remember to use Your Tom Thumb Reward Card!
For the Arts of Collin County to benefit from Tom Thumb’s Good Neighbor program, please take the account number listed below to your local Tom Thumb Customer Service Desk to link your Reward Card to the Arts of Collin County. If you do not have a Reward Card, Tom Thumb provides them free of charge.
Arts of Collin County Tom Thumb Good Neighbor Account Number:
12114
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