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PROJECT/PROGRAM <br />INFORMATION <br />Tell us about your project or program <br />Title of Grant <br />Request <br />Operations Support for Chapel Hill W oodturners <br />Grant Amount <br />Requested <br />$3,300 <br />Is the person in <br />charge of this <br />program or project <br />different from the <br />Authorizing Official? <br />No <br />W hat are you <br />requesting funding <br />for? <br />Operational expense (arts organizations ONLY) <br />Request Summary CHW T has been operating out of our current woodturning studio location <br />for the past 6 years at a monthly rent charged by our landlord of <br />$575/month. However, with less than a 30 day notice, our landlord abruptly <br />decided to increase the rent by nearly 300% to $1,500/month, and <br />threatened immediate eviction if we were unable to meet his terms. W e <br />were able to renegotiate the rent to $850/month for a 12 month term <br />beginning 7/1/23, after which the rent will increase to at least <br />$1,500/month. <br />Organization leadership has determined that we are able to remain at the <br />current location for the next year and maintain the current $20/session cost <br />for open turning. However, given the substantial further increase in rent <br />effective 7/1/24, our current fiscal trajectory is unsustainable and it will be <br />necessary to move the shop to a new location sometime in the next year. <br />Request is for rent increase $3,300 <br />Cirruculum and <br />Enrichment <br />Open turning sessions (which are based on our series of formal lesson <br />plans) and monthly specialty workshops led by highly experienced <br />woodturners held at our woodturning studio are the primary ways CHW T <br />achieves the goals of preserving and sharing the heritage of artistic <br />woodturning. W e also host turning events at our club workshop where <br />members gather to turn items en masse that are subsequently donated to <br />charitable organizations. W e request the Grassroots Arts Program Grant to <br />help fund these continuing efforts. <br />Organizational Goals Grant funds will allow CHW T to maintain our current fee of $20 for student <br />turning at our open turning sessions that are held on Fridays and Saturdays <br />as well as maintaining the current $120/monthly fee for our monthly <br />specialty workshops. Preserving working capital will allow CHW T to better <br />prepare for the inevitable move to a new location, through which we can <br />continue our community outreach projects including instructing woodturning <br />students and contributions of turned items to the community. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 58473E52-7EC0-4B69-9AEE-D45A317A03A3