MIDWAY DRIVE IN THEATRE REBUILDING FUNDRAISER A HUGE SUCCESS Hello Midway Drive In Patrons! Im pleased to report that our initial weekend fundraiser/T-shirt sale at the Midway and at Harborfest was a fantastic success. The support from the community was amazing and my Girls from Troop 10101--who were so dedicated, so professional--exceeded their sales goals by selling out of product on Saturday, including 1,300 T-shirts and 1,000 bracelets. On Sunday they took orders for additional T-shirts. If you ordered a shirt from The Girls, they had promised a 10-day U.S.Post Office delivery. Because of production delays, however, the delivery date may be closer to 15 days. The funds raised will provide the additional money needed for the first required down payment of $46,380 on a new screen tower. We now have a reserved place in the production schedule, with three more additional payments required before completion. If we meet those payments, the production will get underway, we will have a new screen tower and be back in business sometime in September. And My Girls will have achieved their mission: to have movies on the Big Screen for their fall event. Dryden, our insurance carrier, has been very fair and done all they can to expedite a just insurance settlement. Its my misfortune that I had grossly underestimated the cost for a complete rebuild, using present NYS Building Codes with designed steel construction. Thank you to all the volunteers that assisted in the fundraiser: My Girls from Troop 10101 along with their leaders, families and friends; my staff from the Midway; my children (Heidi and John and their friends); the media for the great publicity, Letters & Signs of Fulton for our signage; Broadwell Hospitality for the use of their lot for parking, with 100 percent of the parking fees collected donated to the Midway; and, of course, the public. There seemed to be an even balance of our current patrons and folks from the past who are no longer customers, but simply had such great memories and a strong desire that the youth of today and tomorrow will have the opportunity to share in their past Midway Drive In Theatre experiences. I wish I could say its a done deal and that the fundraising is over, but there are still three additional payments coming up and were still asking for help to make those payments. Many have asked about the deep deficit after insurance. Were still waiting on estimates for light shields, the concrete wall rebuild, roofs on the box office buildings and other repairs. The combined profits from the T-shirts and bracelets sales and donations to date have significantly reduced the original $100,000 deficit, making for a more doable figure. With continued support from the community, the Midway will rise again Weve had many additional requests for I Helped Save the Midway T-shirts and bracelets. We expect to announce additional fundraisers and T-shirt sale locations. Please keep an eye on our website, MidwayDriveIn, for links to our upcoming fundraisers and online T-shirt sales. Thank You John Nagelschmidt Midway Drive In Theatre ==================================================== DONATIONS can be made by: 1. Sending a check made out to Midway Drive In Theatre with donation in the memo to: Midway Drive In Theatre PO Box 22 Minetto, NY 13115 or 2. via PayPal Go to PayPal make payment to: midway.fundraiser@midwaydrivein +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Heathe Jones of Friends of Oswego was very supportive and helpful in putting together our Harborfest fundraiser for the Midway. In a show of support for her, I ask you to consider another worthwhile charity: Oswego Industries ninth annual Golf Open, which she is helping out with; For more information, contact: Heathe Jones [email protected] (315) 591-4419
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 17:46:20 +0000
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