A couple of weeks ago at its annual meeting, Downtown Racine Corporation director Devin Sutherland announced the end of the Friday lunchtime summer musical series, due to a loss of its $6,500 sponsor. Well, that was then, this is now.
Yesterday DRC reported the receipt of a number of donations -- enough to support the series in 2009. Donors included:
- The Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation, which already supports the Summer Nights at the Square Saturday evening concerts.
- An anonymous donor, in honor of Downtown’s Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church.
- John Dziekian, owner of Sign Pro, 1415 Layard Ave.
- Donna DeFatte's husband, Marty, donated in her name -- his Valentine’s Day gift.
- The Racine Board of Realtors "decided to go out of the box," according to Mike Voss, president.
"A couple of weeks ago at its annual meeting, Downtown Racine Corporation director Devin Sutherland announced the end of the Friday lunchtime summer musical series, due to a loss of its $6,500 sponsor. Well, that was then, this is now."
ReplyDeleteWould the DRC like to tell us what in God's name they did with all the money from the beer sales from last year? Or the money received from renting the public sidewalks/spaces for events like Party on the Pavement?
Perhaps the cash they get for mis I mean managing the Bid #1?
For the DRC to claim to be cash poor is IMHO just JHFGFG#@!! disgusting.
The DRC always has it's hand out as it does the thug work of keeping Downtown Racine white and rich. For Shame DRC FOR SHAME!
And WRJN the station of the dead of couse they will donate ads more folks downtown to buy beer is more money for uncorked and let me think why might that be a conflict
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I would like to say thanks to those who donated cash to this. However IMHO you got took by a group who has more cash then they would like to tell us.
Many thanks to the people who donated! I think it's great keeping music here in Racine alive. But,what about Harbor Fest? Any chance that it will be brought back? So far,I've heard nothing.
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ReplyDeleteI'm glad the music's back, but I keep hearing about the DRC and Devin Sutherland. What's going on? Dustin, can you do some investigating on the DRC? Something doesn't seem right with all the talk going around. And I don't just mean on the Racine Post blogs. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHarbor Fest is over. It was run by a group of volunteers who are doing different things now. Costs were too much and they weren't making any money. City got paid rent and fees. Took thousands of hours to plan, all donated. It's time for others to step up.
ReplyDeleteColt seems to have a bad taste for the DRC and Devin Sutherman and the #1 BID. Colt, you should go to some of those meetings and speak your mind!
ReplyDeleteThank you to each of the sponsors !
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