CONTACT:
Monica Van Buskirk, President and CEO
Office: (941) 366-5578 | Mobile: (941) 302-0011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Van Wezel Foundation Donors Are Inspired To Lead
By Becoming Founding Members
October 7, 2013 (Sarasota, FL) – The Van Wezel Foundation recently launched its leadership donor
campaign, Where Inspiration Takes Center Stage, in an effort to support the Van Wezel’s Schooltime
Performances program as well as the maintenance and improvement of the Van Wezel’s Performing
Arts Hall.
Focusing on inspiring donors to provide higher funding levels by becoming members of the Van Wezel
Foundation’s newly created Founders Society, the campaign to date has already attracted eight
Founding members at levels of $25,000 and more.
“I believe our immediate success is an indication of the leadership and dedication of these Founding
Members, many of which were responsible for bringing others into Membership,” states Monica Van
Buskirk, the Van Wezel Foundation’s president and CEO.
As a means of demonstrating the Van Wezel Foundation’s appreciation for its Founding Members
loyalty and leadership, each donor will be recognized by inclusion on a celebratory wall in the Founders
Lounge with portraits by photographer Barbara Banks of Sarasota.
Where Inspiration Takes Center Stage has been created and supported by the Foundation’s Marketing
Committee, chaired by board member John Jakes and supported by advertising and public relations
counselor Cheray Keyes-Shima with KSC, Inc. and the Foundation Staff. “The Board and I couldn’t be
happier with the campaign theme and message, as we believe it is a true reflection of what the Van
Wezel is all about. For indeed, for more than 40 years, the performances that have been held at the
Van Wezel have been inspiring audiences of all ages to dream, learn and achieve,” further comments
Van Buskirk.
The mission of the Van Wezel Foundation is to enrich the lives of members of the Gulf Coast Community, with
an emphasis on children, through the performing arts while supporting the needs of the Van Wezel – the
region’s premier performing arts hall.
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