{"id":6698,"date":"2022-06-09T14:17:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.performingartsgc.com\/?page_id=6698"},"modified":"2022-06-09T14:32:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:32:43","slug":"pac-preview-impresses-endowment-donors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.performingartsgc.com\/index.php\/press-media\/pac-preview-impresses-endowment-donors\/","title":{"rendered":"PAC preview impresses endowment donors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Garrett College conducts \u2018hard hat\u2019 tours of Performing Arts Center<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Garrett College officials conducted a pair of \u201chard hat\u201d tours of the Performing Arts Center at Garrett College on May 18th.<\/p>

The tours were comprised of major donors who have reserved naming rights on either rooms or spaces in the PAC as part of to the Garrett College Foundation\u2019s PAC endowment campaign. The campaign is aiming to raise $2.5 million for the endowment to generate operations income for the center, which will open later this summer.<\/p>

The two tours were led by Kathy Meagher, Garrett College\u2019s director of campus facilities and security, as well as the project manager for the $21 million project. Donors in attendance left impressed with the facility.<\/p>

\u201cI think it goes beyond expectations,\u201d said First United Bank & Trust President Carissa Rodeheaver, who also serves as vice chair of the Garrett College Foundation (GCF) Board of Directors. \u201cThe community has waited a long time for this type of facility. It\u2019s an exciting opportunity for Garrett County.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s incredible in its versatility,\u201d said donor Walt Malecki, who also serves as GCF treasurer. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be an extremely impressive asset for the entire community.\u201d<\/p>

Meagher said the center\u2019s versatility was intentional.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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First United Bank & Trust President and CEO Carissa Rodeheaver, left, and Garrett College Foundation Executive Director Cherie Krug stand in the Performing Arts Center lobby as project manager Kathy Meagher conducts a PAC tour.<\/small><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cFlexibility was one of our design goals,\u201d Meagher told one of the tour groups. \u201cEvery space has multiple uses. Emphasizing that versatility was one of my takeaways from the research I did at the beginning of the project.\u201d<\/p>

Meagher said the project also benefited from attracting DLR to serve as the architect for the project.<\/p>

\u201cPerforming arts centers is all they do,\u201d noted Meagher, who said that expertise was critical in plan development.<\/p>

While Garrett College is responsible for managing the facility, the College is just one of five\u00a0 founding PAC partners.\u00a0 Garrett County Government, Garrett County Public Schools, Garrett Lakes Arts Festival, and Garrett County Arts Council are the other founding partners.<\/p>

\u201cWe knew from the outset that building a strong set of partners was critical to the long-term success of this initiative,\u201d said Dr. Richard Midcap, Garrett College\u2019s president. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t think we could ask for a stronger partnership group than the one we\u2019ve built.\u201d<\/p>

Garrett College Foundation Executive Director Cherie Krug noted there is still time for potential donors to contribute before the endowment campaign closes later this year. Krug said she is confident the campaign will attain its $2.5 million goal.<\/p>

\u201cThe outpouring of community generosity has been just amazing,\u201d said Krug. \u201cThe community has really gotten behind this campaign.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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