FUND
FOR THE ARTS KICKS OFF FIRST PHASE OF ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
Louisville, KY – Fund for the Arts,
the oldest united arts fund in America, kicks off the First
Phase of its 2004 campaign during a lunch session held at
the Kentucky Museum for Arts + Design on October 22, 2003.
This year’s campaign theme is Just Say Yes! The Fund’s
2004 campaign goal is $7.7 million.
2004 Fund for the Arts Campaign Chairman  David
Brooks, Chairman & CEO of Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Company states, “This kick off represents an exciting
time for the arts in our community. A renewed effort is
needed to support the Fund’s 25 member groups and
programs. We look forward to a successful campaign season
as citizens continue to respond enthusiastically to our
call for support.”
Allan Cowen, President and CEO of the Fund for the Arts,
adds that “now more than ever, the Arts need the support
of the community if they are going to continue to provide
quality visual arts, performances and educational programming
for our children.”
Cowen emphasized that the Arts are a major contributor to
the local economy, providing more than $100 in annual economic
impact, and that “the Fund for the Arts helps keep
the arts alive in our city. More than 1.5 million people
enjoy the arts here every year.”
The First Phase of the 2004 Fund for the
Arts Campaign solicits Board members, major gifts, corporate,
and individual donors. On February  4,
2004 the Fund will kick off the public phase of the Campaign
including employee workplace giving from over 28,000 area
employees. As a result of the broad-based support for the
Fund, Louisville enjoys the largest per capita giving in
the arts of any city in America. The fundraising campaign
runs from October 2003 to June 30, 2004.
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