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3 <br /> ArtsCenter Fact Sheet <br /> Progress from 1990-1994 <br /> Operations in the black <br /> Same Number of programs as 1990 with half the expense <br /> Debt reduction of over$600,000 <br /> Increased public support <br /> 35% increase in revenues from 1992-1994 <br /> Achievements <br /> Lila Wallace Reader's Digest National Jazz Network award <br /> Governor's award for Family Programs <br /> Approval of capital campaign by the Triangle's Major Campaign Review <br /> Board <br /> Named on "the best of & "top ten" lists in jazz, theater, and families <br /> programs in the Herald/Sun, News & Observer, Spectator, <br /> Independent, and Chapel Hill News. <br /> Supported by major arts funders including: the National Endowment for <br /> the Arts, the Southern Arts Federation, the North Carolina Arts <br /> Council, and the Orange County Arts Commission <br /> Programmed educational shows for over 101 different schools, pre- <br /> schools, and children's groups in Chatham, Durham, Orange, <br /> Wake and other counties <br /> Drew attendees from 50 of North Carolina's 100 counties, plus folks from <br /> Virginia, South Carolina, and Tennessee <br /> 392 Events and Classes offered annually <br /> Total attendance on site --41,750 <br /> Additional number involved through outreach residencies <br /> (primarily schoolchildren) --27,000 <br /> Why we need to purchase <br /> Current lease is month to month <br /> ArtsCenter pays property taxes <br /> Renovations belong to landlord <br /> Option to purchase secured through April 1, 1995 <br /> Monies currently used for rent can not be used for programming <br /> YOU CAN HELP THE ARTSCENTER SECURE ITS LONG-TERM SUCCESS <br /> WITH A GIFT TO THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TODAY1 <br />