HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/10/2018 Item 5, Thayer
Purrington, Teresa
From:Patty Thayer <patty@slorep.org>
Sent:Tuesday, July
To:E-mail Council Website
Cc:Cano, Molly
Subject:July 10 meeting – Item 5
Dear Mayor Harmon, Vice Mayor Christianson and Council Members Rivoire, Gomez, and Pease,
On behalf of the San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, its board, staff and supporters, I'd like to take this
opportunity to thank you for your generous support of the Promotional Coordinating Committee's Community
Promotions Program and urge your approval of the funding recommendations detailed in Item #5. Past
funding provided by the City through the PCC has allowed us to expand, diversify and enhance our marketing,
enabling us to reach new audiences from within the City and throughout the Central Coast and beyond. With
help from the PCC over the past five years in particular, we have increased our ticket sales by over 60%, and
brought new audiences to downtown San Luis Obispo to enjoy professional live theatre and so much more.
According to a survey done by the national arts advocacy group Americans for the Arts, a performing arts
organization such as SLO REP can generate additional audience expenditures of over $600,000 per year at
surrounding businesses. It may also contribute to a collective annual household income of over $700,000 and
garner over $40,000 in tax and license revenue for our local government. When the City supports cultural
institutions, everybody wins. The arts are not only good for the soul, they are also good for business.
We appreciate the consistent past support offered by the City of San Luis Obispo to its cultural institutions
through the PCC and we urge you to continue to provide, and even expand, this funding, so that these
organizations may continue to thrive, making great art and producing events that inspire, educate, inform and
entertain both our residents and our visitors; connecting our community and enhancing the quality of life in
our city.
Many thanks to the volunteer members of the Promotional Coordinating Committee for their generous
funding recommendation. And thank you for your time, your service to our city and your continuing support.
Sincerely,
Patty Thayer
Communications & Development Director
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
Tickets (805) 786-2440
Office (805) 781-3889 ext. 15
Cell (805) 704-6652
www.slorep.org
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