On October 26, some of Door County’s most popular musicians gathered at Door Community Auditorium (DCA) to perform the second annual “Play It Forward” benefit concert. For the second year in a row, Play It Forward was a success: all told, the concert raised $2,820 in funds for the Scandia Village Partners in Compassion campaign. About a third of the funds raised came from a sponsorship gift by Ministry Door County Medical Center; the rest came from audience contributions and concessions income.
Nicki Scharrig, Director of Marketing and Resource Development at Scandia Village, expressed gratitude for the successful fundraising effort.
“Good Samaritan Society—Scandia Village is very grateful to be the recipient of funds from this year’s ‘Play it Forward’ concert,” Scharrig said. “We are honored to be chosen as this year’s charity as we strive to raise the final $1.4 million needed to complete the $8 million ‘Partners in Compassion’ Capital Campaign…. A special thank you to everyone in attendance, especially the wonderful musicians, and event organizer Pete Thelen.”
Performers who participated in Play It Forward included Found The Lost, Julian Hagen, Deathfolk, One Voice, poet Ralph Murre, Madisen Lutz, Dirty Deuce, Elliot Goettelman, Small Forest, Last Man Standing, Larry “Thor” Thoreson, Matt Burress, and Mighty Mouth. All participating musicians donated their performances.
“The generosity of our local musicians and community is impressive,” said DCA Executive Director Cari Lewis.
The Partners in Compassion campaign will fund construction and remodeling at Scandia Village, a large senior living community in Sister Bay. The campaign seeks to meet the specific needs of residents and better serve the greater community by adding on to the Scandia Village campus and remodeling existing spaces.
DCA will kick off its winter season the weekend of January 16-17 with a film screening of Extreme, Loyal, Victorious (a film about the Packers’ fan experience). We encourage fans to come out and show their team spirit by wearing the green and gold and celebrating our Packers. Saturday’s events include a lecture about the threat of ISIS in Syria and a coffeehouse concert by Sturgeon Bay cellist and multi-instrumentalist Hans Christian.
Door Community Auditorium is located at 3926 Highway 42 in Fish Creek. The box office is open Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m. More information is also available on the phone at (920) 868-2728 or online at www.dcauditorium.org.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.