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Elk fliver flrea flrts ~ouQcil "sty l' 400 Jacksoq fIveque Elk ~iver, MN 55330 (612) 441-4725 September 16,1999 Pat Klaers, City Administrator City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, Minnesota 55330 Dear Pat: We respectfully request a distribution offunds in the amount of $6000 from the City of Elk River. The Elk River Area Arts Council ("Arts Council") is a non..profit organization currently run entirely by volunteers. Our organization integrates local artists, develops community awareness of the necessity and value of the arts, and provides opportunities, which are otherwise unavailable. We aim to selVe all aspects of arts including, but not limited to, visual arts, dance, litenuy arts, media arts, music, and theater. . The fact of the matter is that Elk River and its surrounding communities have become one of the fastest growing and most moved to areas by residents in Minnesota. More and more people are seeking out our organization for information on local arts events. During the summer, we worked in partnership with the Community Recreation Board to sponsor entertainment during Art Soup held in downtown Elk River and a Strings recital/ice cream social in Lions Park. This fall season we plan on sponsoring a concert. Hopefully, the concert will be part of the grand opening of the new Boys and Girls Club facility in Lions Park. In the past, the Arts Council has been allocated $5000 and the Community Theater was allocated $1000. However, the Community Theater, as a separate organization, does not exist anymore. We have integrated much of the Community Theater's volunteers and other resources into the 2001 Arts Alliance and Arts Council. We greatly appreciate all the support the City of Elk River has afforded our organization. We hope the City of Elk River will see fit to continue to support the arts. Respectfully Yours, ELK RIVER AREA ARTS COUNCIL ~) '1-1 "1 ,-Cy1 '1 J ij,,~ *:}6"jJc{ Marlys Gotlld - Volunteer Executive Director .