Rumbling Waters Arts Club making a donation to The Kelly by LJ Christensen
We couldn't have done it without all of you!
Our sponsors have all been so generous. Ivy Creek supported our Grand Opening with delicious hors d'oeuvres by the Wind Creek hospitality chef and special sweets of their own. They also ordered the most exquisite flower arrangements--how pampered we were to get them! At the ribbon-cutting, we were surprised and very pleased to get a donation from the Rumbling Waters Arts Club, a new donor. They worked hard to make this money and are very generous to share it. Thank you so much!
However, the gallery art center with its lovely kitchen, office, and storage room would not even exist without the strongest support from Alabama Power. Thank you for helping us be mortgage-free. The gallery is absolutely charming with supplies discounted by Russell Building Supply and appliances by Lowe's.
So many others pitched in with money that was desperately needed to cover all the construction and other bills. Thank you all for outright grants: Wind Creek Casino, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Ivy Creek Healthcare, Central Alabama Community Foundation, First Community Bank, River Bank and Trust, CB&S Bank, Commissioner Stubbs, Commissioner Daughtery, Commissioner Lewis, Commissioner Mercer, Commissioner Hines , Bennett's Archery, Christensen Creations, Copperwing, Central Alabama Electric Cooperative, Cousins Insurance, Wetumpka Herald, Valley Bank, Greater Birmingham Community Foundation, Wetumpka Chapter of the Rotary, and Network for Good.
We also have many many other benefactors and patrons we want to acknowledge:
Charlotte and Mabrey Whetstone, Belyn and Jim Richardson, Carol and Lewis Hickman, Phyllis and Crawford Kennedy, Wanda and Mit Fontaine, Ed Montoya, Marcia Melton Hudson, Beth and Spencer Coleman, Mandie and Bryan Barrett, Jane and Tom McDow, Jacki and Mark Brown, Edgar Welden, Ann and Bill Lambert, Pat Jones, Kathy and Jerry Willis, Mary and Gary Belmont, and Marguerite Edwards. We appreciate every dollar and every hour you have given to make us a true community project.
Speaking of HOURS, we now have a special thank-you for the docents. As we have moved into a month with a vibrant community with a lot of visitors, we are depending on volunteers to help keep the new gallery open to the public. Besides the interns and part-time curator, these members have volunteered their time in June: Lynda Fain, Charlotte Whetstone, Phyllis Watson, Mary Hanby, Nan Butler, Phyllis Kennedy, Kathy Atchison, Ann Lambert, Jean Edwards, Barbara Bennett, Elissa Ritchey, Libby Christensen, and Mit Fontaine. Thanks for sharing your precious time!
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