Friday, April 28, 2000
Fine Arts Fund surpasses goal
By Jackie Demaline
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The 2000 edition of the annual Fine Arts Fund squeaked triumphantly across the finish line Thursday afternoon. It made its $4,886,458 goal with $4,000 to spare.
There's plenty of reason to cheer this victory, said Campaign General Chairman Merwin Grayson Jr., regional president of Huntington National Bank.
“That's a six percent increase — $500,000 new dollars — coming off an 11 percent increase last year,” he said. “The stock market has been very difficult; a number of companies are downsizing.”
He credits the Campaign Cabinet, “breakthroughs” in North ern Kentucky — Mr. Grayson is the first Northern Kentucky campaign general chairman in its 51-year history — and the generosity of employees from throughout the Tri-State.
Forty-six percent of the fund total — by far the largest percentage — came from payroll deductions. Those people gave, Mr. Grayson says, for one simple reason. “Their kids use arts.”
The Fine Arts Fund benefits eight organizations: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Symphony, Contemporary Arts Center, May Festival, Playhouse in the Park and Taft Museum.
Contributions are also made to nine mid-sized associate members and the Community Arts Fund.
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