Park District Board receives Conservatory campaign update
Posted By Brandon Reid On October 28, 2010 @ 1:37 pm In Happening Now | No Comments
From press release
At the Oct. 25 Park Board meeting, Nicholas Conservatory Steering Committee co-chairs Kent Mallquist and Webbs Norman presented an update to the board on the launch of the next fund-raising campaign for the facility currently under construction at 1354 N. Second St., Rockford.
The goal for the campaign is to raise an additional $3.2 million for future development, including but not limited to the completion of the facility’s outdoor gardens, walkways, sculptures, waterfalls, a lagoon deck and walk with plantings and additional exterior amenities.
The steering committee reconvened in June of this year and has been meeting monthly to work on:
• Marketing materials and developing additional naming opportunities
• Developing campaign strategy and goals
• Finalizing campaign strategy to raise the additional funds
• Goal to raise an additional $3.2 million
• Seeking volunteers to help with the campaign
In addition to Kent Mallquist and Webbs Norman, the other members of the steering committee are: Nate Martin, Rockford Park District Commissioner; Bruce, Atwood, Rob Funderburg, Tref Harnois, Bruce Hagshenas, Jim Keeling, Nancy Lundstrom, and Dave Rydell. For more information about Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens, visit www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/foundation [1].
For additional information, contact Stacie Talbert at (815) 987-1695; stacietalbert@rockfordparkdistrict.org [2].
Article printed from The Rock River Times: http://rockrivertimes.com
URL to article: http://rockrivertimes.com/2010/10/28/park-district-board-receives-conservatory-campaign-update/
URLs in this post:
[1] www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/foundation: http://www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/foundation
[2] stacietalbert@rockfordparkdistrict.org: mailto:stacietalbert@rockfordparkdistrict.org
[3] Image: http://delicious.com/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Frockrivertimes.com%2F2010%2F10%2F28%2Fpark-district-board-receives-conservatory-campaign-update%2F&title=Park+District+Board+receives+Conservatory+campaign+update
[4] Image: http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Frockrivertimes.com%2F2010%2F10%2F28%2Fpark-district-board-receives-conservatory-campaign-update%2F&title=Park+District+Board+receives+Conservatory+campaign+update&bodytext=From+press+release%0D%0A%0D%0AAt+the+Oct.+25+Park+Board+meeting%2C+Nicholas+Conservatory+Steering+Committee+co-chairs+Kent+Mallquist+and+Webbs+Norman+presented+an+update+to+the+board+on+the+launch+of+the+next+fund-raising+campaign+for+the+facility+currently+under+construction+at+1354+N.+Second+St.%2C+Rockford.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+goal+for+the+
[5] Image: http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Frockrivertimes.com%2F2010%2F10%2F28%2Fpark-district-board-receives-conservatory-campaign-update%2F&t=Park+District+Board+receives+Conservatory+campaign+update
[6] Image: http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Frockrivertimes.com%2F2010%2F10%2F28%2Fpark-district-board-receives-conservatory-campaign-update%2F&title=Park+District+Board+receives+Conservatory+campaign+update
[7] Image: http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Frockrivertimes.com%2F2010%2F10%2F28%2Fpark-district-board-receives-conservatory-campaign-update%2F&title=Park+District+Board+receives+Conservatory+campaign+update
[8] Image: http://twitter.com/home/?status=http%3A%2F%2Frockrivertimes.com%2F2010%2F10%2F28%2Fpark-district-board-receives-conservatory-campaign-update%2F
[9] Image: http://rockrivertimes.com/2010/10/28/park-district-board-receives-conservatory-campaign-update/feed
Click here to print.