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This year marks a
most auspicious milestone for Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua - our
25th Anniversary. Twenty-five years of gathering under canvas with
friends and strangers to celebrate the heritage of a place and a people
- to revel in music and song - to commune in one of the most beautiful
natural places on our planet. We are all truly blessed.
We have made it to
this point because of thousands of very special people: from our
Founding Fathers and Mothers who first envisioned an artistic center for
sharing culture, to the hundreds of volunteers who take care of our
patrons every year as they make their pilgrimage to the base of the ski
hill. From our amazing house musicians, to our thousands of ticket
buyers; and from the many communities in the region who invite us to
perform in their theatres and their schools, to the eager students who
learn about history and our environment as they lap up the spectacle of
a live performance with a full band. You are all part of Chautauqua “the
gathering place.” Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua - our Chautauqua -
“The Carnegie Hall of Tent Shows.”
There is another
exceptional group of people without whom we could not do our important
work: they are the men and women, foundations and corporations who
financially assist us in our mission. Thousands of you have invested in
this organization because you believe that the Big Top makes a positive
contribution to our young people and to our quality of life in the upper
Midwest. This is your Chautauqua. You are the stakeholders.
We ask you this
year - our very special anniversary year - to join with us and the
Silver Anniversary Celebratory Commission and all of the special people
who have built and tended to this organization for a quarter of a
century - in making an even greater commitment to the stability and
growth of this beloved institution. We ask you to consider a major
contribution to help cover the cost of this year's programs, and launch
the organization strongly into its next chapter. Our goal is $200,000 in
special anniversary support. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration
of this special request.
Sincerely,
Ruth Goetz - President, Board of Directors
Terry Meyer Matier - Big Top Executive Director
HERE'S WHERE YOU
CAN
WIN A SEASON PASS!
As a one-time anniversary premium for our special
fundraising push - we are offering a drawing for a Season Grounds Pass good for
TWO general admissions to all 2011 shows. Here’s how it works. Make a special
gift to Big Top Chautauqua’s 25th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign between March
21 and May 24, 2011 of at least $50. Your name will be entered in the drawing
once for every multiple of $50. (Example: $100 gift = 2 entries, $500 gift = 10
entries.) The drawing will be held on May 25 and the winner will receive a
non-transferrable Season Pass good for two general admission entries to every
show during our 2011 season. This offer is limited to unrestricted gifts of $50
and up made only between these dates.
AND
Every new and returning donor to Big Top of $50
or more between March 21 and May 24 will receive a limited edition, Silver
Anniversary lapel pin. A new or returning donor is someone who has never
contributed to Big Top or has not contributed to Big Top since 2009 or before.
All monetary gifts are
tax-deductible. You will receive a receipt in the mail for your records.
We can also accept gifts of stocks.
Click on the "Donate" button below to
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