Help Save Our Home
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Olmsted Performing Arts urgently needs your assistance in helping to save the place that we call home. We have a one-time, crucial need to raise $99,000 by Sunday, February 15th in order to save our building.
Since 2003, Olmsted Performing Arts has grown from a small community theatre to a large, thriving arts organization that delivers educational programming to 700 children and adults each week in addition to year-round, top-notch community entertainment. Each year, OPA continues to expand it’s programs, class offerings, and community outreach. Our goal for the future is the same as it was back in 2003 – to educate, entertain, and engage the community while building life-long legacies for years to come!
In the event that we are unable to raise the necessary funds, the building will be put up for sale. OPA will continue to occupy the building until the property is sold. Should the building sell, Olmsted Performing Arts will relocate. Rest assured there will be no changes to any of OPA’s programming, including current and upcoming class and show schedules.
Will you please help us as we strive to preserve our home and yours? Please know that a contribution in any amount is much appreciated - alone we can accomplish little, but together, the outcomes are infinite.
Those wishing to pay with a check, can mail their donation to Olmsted Performing Arts, 6941 Columbia Road, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138. The Olmsted Performing Arts Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization; all contributions are tax-deductible.
Please take a moment to share our story with friends and family who may have an interest in making a contribution.
Blessings,
Your Friends at Olmsted Performing Arts
To see a bit about why OPA is so special, please click here: http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/features/2014/08/11/opaseethepossible/13768517/
HELP SAVE OUR HOME FAQ's
Q. Why did OPA wait so long to ask for help?
A. OPA actually did not wait to ask for help. OPA has always made it known that we need additional support for the building. Building fund campaigns are prevalent but often the least supported fund raisers. The perception by most is that OPA doesn’t need money because they have the building. OPA has mortgage and maintenance bills that require funds that are only partially funded by classes and productions, additional revenue is needed to support the building.
Q. Why the short time period to raise funds?
A. We were in the process of satisfying this obligation with the understanding we would have significantly more time. Recent decisions have been made, by parties outside of OPA, that have now forced this deadline. We were given this timeline on January 28th and the information was released to you within 48 hours, of our knowledge.
Q. Why do we need the money?
A. OPA is a non-profit organization supported by ticket sales, classroom fees, and donations, we have strived to keep ticket fees low and classroom fees competitive. When OPA moved into the building 3 years ago there was a perception that OPA had money and donations dropped dramatically at the same time building expenses rose exponentially. We are a non-profit organization that works with a slim budget. OPA has over 65 volunteers and maintains a slim staff. Available resources are managed well and we maintain fiscal responsibility for the benefit of those who support us. Many people see our building and the numbers of people in shows and believe we have financial resources beyond what is really there. While each individual program is successful and self-sustaining, it is the building that is the financial drain. The money from this campaign is to make up the shortfall needed for the building at this time.
Q. Does this mean you are going out of business.
A. No. OPA is not going out of business. This is a capital campaign that will determine whether or not we stay in the current location or move to another location.
Q. Do you really think you can raise $99,000 in a short period of time.
A. Yes. We believe that as an collaborative effort this is an attainable goal. To put it in perspective if each family committed to $200.00 we will meet our goal. Alone we can do a little. Together we can achieve the impossible.
OPA has served the community well for 12 years. Starting in the basement of the Olmsted Community Center with only 700 square feet, OPA sustains and maintains a 43,500 square foot facility (one acre under roof), without asking for anything more the price of a ticket or cost of tuition. The effort put forth to raise these funds is to help sustain the building so we do not have to relocate. It is not a reflection on OPA’s ability to stay in business. We are not closing our doors. OPA is not in financial difficulty. Very simply we need help to sustain this brick and mortar building for the benefit of those who enter through the doors.
Your support big or small will aid OPA in maintaining the existing facility where life’s are changed, and character is built.
It is my honor to serve you and your family.
Chuck Ingrassia
Executive Director
Olmsted Performing Arts
January 30, 2015
Since 2003, Olmsted Performing Arts has grown from a small community theatre to a large, thriving arts organization that delivers educational programming to 700 children and adults each week in addition to year-round, top-notch community entertainment. Each year, OPA continues to expand it’s programs, class offerings, and community outreach. Our goal for the future is the same as it was back in 2003 – to educate, entertain, and engage the community while building life-long legacies for years to come!
In the event that we are unable to raise the necessary funds, the building will be put up for sale. OPA will continue to occupy the building until the property is sold. Should the building sell, Olmsted Performing Arts will relocate. Rest assured there will be no changes to any of OPA’s programming, including current and upcoming class and show schedules.
Will you please help us as we strive to preserve our home and yours? Please know that a contribution in any amount is much appreciated - alone we can accomplish little, but together, the outcomes are infinite.
Those wishing to pay with a check, can mail their donation to Olmsted Performing Arts, 6941 Columbia Road, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138. The Olmsted Performing Arts Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization; all contributions are tax-deductible.
Please take a moment to share our story with friends and family who may have an interest in making a contribution.
Blessings,
Your Friends at Olmsted Performing Arts
To see a bit about why OPA is so special, please click here: http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/features/2014/08/11/opaseethepossible/13768517/
HELP SAVE OUR HOME FAQ's
Q. Why did OPA wait so long to ask for help?
A. OPA actually did not wait to ask for help. OPA has always made it known that we need additional support for the building. Building fund campaigns are prevalent but often the least supported fund raisers. The perception by most is that OPA doesn’t need money because they have the building. OPA has mortgage and maintenance bills that require funds that are only partially funded by classes and productions, additional revenue is needed to support the building.
Q. Why the short time period to raise funds?
A. We were in the process of satisfying this obligation with the understanding we would have significantly more time. Recent decisions have been made, by parties outside of OPA, that have now forced this deadline. We were given this timeline on January 28th and the information was released to you within 48 hours, of our knowledge.
Q. Why do we need the money?
A. OPA is a non-profit organization supported by ticket sales, classroom fees, and donations, we have strived to keep ticket fees low and classroom fees competitive. When OPA moved into the building 3 years ago there was a perception that OPA had money and donations dropped dramatically at the same time building expenses rose exponentially. We are a non-profit organization that works with a slim budget. OPA has over 65 volunteers and maintains a slim staff. Available resources are managed well and we maintain fiscal responsibility for the benefit of those who support us. Many people see our building and the numbers of people in shows and believe we have financial resources beyond what is really there. While each individual program is successful and self-sustaining, it is the building that is the financial drain. The money from this campaign is to make up the shortfall needed for the building at this time.
Q. Does this mean you are going out of business.
A. No. OPA is not going out of business. This is a capital campaign that will determine whether or not we stay in the current location or move to another location.
Q. Do you really think you can raise $99,000 in a short period of time.
A. Yes. We believe that as an collaborative effort this is an attainable goal. To put it in perspective if each family committed to $200.00 we will meet our goal. Alone we can do a little. Together we can achieve the impossible.
OPA has served the community well for 12 years. Starting in the basement of the Olmsted Community Center with only 700 square feet, OPA sustains and maintains a 43,500 square foot facility (one acre under roof), without asking for anything more the price of a ticket or cost of tuition. The effort put forth to raise these funds is to help sustain the building so we do not have to relocate. It is not a reflection on OPA’s ability to stay in business. We are not closing our doors. OPA is not in financial difficulty. Very simply we need help to sustain this brick and mortar building for the benefit of those who enter through the doors.
Your support big or small will aid OPA in maintaining the existing facility where life’s are changed, and character is built.
It is my honor to serve you and your family.
Chuck Ingrassia
Executive Director
Olmsted Performing Arts
January 30, 2015
Organizer
Isabelle Boehm
Organizer
Olmsted Falls, OH
