March 22, 2002

PeakArts? upfront plea worked

BOULDER — PeakArts Association needed funding. Fast.

The non-profit organization has provided the administrative umbrella underneath which the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Boulder Ballet and PeakArts Academy functions since 1999.

As of January 2002, PeakArts needed $350,000 in donations by the end of the month to sustain its budget and continue operating.

Robert McAllister, chief executive officer of PeakArts, decided to do something about it. He made a personal plea to the audience of a Philharmonic concert, resulting in a story the next day in the Boulder Daily Camera.

He also wrote an impassioned plea to area residents in the Jan. 25-Feb.…

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