Board of Aldermen 5-12-2020 Page 6
Deb Novotny, Chairman, Capital Campaign Committee
Hi, how are you? Thank you for inviting me tonight. | wanted to kind of pop in, in light of COVID and how
everything is so different than it ever was and to let you know that our Committee is still meeting every
other week. Right now we have been working on continuing to communicate with our donors, with our
prospects. We are also identifying and apply for grants. So we are still moving along. We are strategizing
on really the best way to approach prospects that we haven’t had face to face meetings with prior to this of
how to approach them now, where we can’t have those face to face meetings. So we are strategizing that
coming up with some creative ways of doing that and we are still moving along and absolutely committed to
seeing this project through this fruition.
What | would like to leave you with, or you know to end with, unless you have other questions. We received
a recent pledge from a donor and there was a letter in it and this person wrote, “We appreciate that it take a
Citywide effort to create such an amazing venue and agree that the end result will include an increase of
additional families who will want to live, work and retire in Nashua. As well, the opening of the Nashua
Performing Arts Center will result in a more vibrant and healthy community that we can take great pride in
being part of. Please continue your work with the knowledge that many of us are supporting you”. And |
thought that that was, you know, a wonderful thing for them to say and important to know that your work as
the Board of Aldermen involved in this project is very much appreciated.
President Wilshire
OK, did you have something to add Mr. Lannan?
Rich Lannan, Chairman, Performing Arts Center Steering Committee
Yeah I'll just add, you know, people may have started to see — yesterday afternoon, some of the photos, |
think four, the exterior photos, and four of the floor plans were posted on the Nashua Community Arts
website. | am the president of that board; Deb is also on that board. We now have a full 9-person Board of
Directors. We are meeting as well, and talking regular, we had a meeting last week to finalize our two
newest members. So we will continue meeting as necessary as well through the process. So | just wanted
to let you know that. But the Facebook page, people can go on to the Nashua Community Arts Facebook
Page which is current with all these pictures as well. | believe you should have all received those exact
same pictures by e-mail from me earlier today. And | don’t think they are up yet, but it will also be on the
Nashua Community Arts website soon. So | just wanted to let you know.
President Wilshire
Thank you. Director Cummings, did you want to open this up for questions?
Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development
You know | don’t think that that’s necessary at this time, Madam President. You know, | appreciate the
opportunity just to give the Board just a quick update and briefing as | felt it was pertinent to do. And we
look forward to coming back again in the near future, to give another update.
President Wilshire
Very good, well thank you very much, thank Mr. Lannan and Ms. Novotny, we appreciate your time.
Rich Lannan, Chairman, Performing Arts Center Steering Committee
Thank you.
