I was involved in a local theatre rennovation some years ago ... also done primarily through donations, albeit a much large city.

Best best, try and get local media to cover the effort ... especially a rag that may cater to the arts & entertainment, if such a rag exists ... perhaps in your closest larger city.

We aquired a number of donations by chopping the work up into smaller chunks & giving a plug to the benefactor ... whole rows of seating with the name of the contributors on a small brass plaque on the exterior arm rests ... along with a wall of contributors names ... if you can get the word out, you may find some wealthier patrons of the arts who just love having their name on the wall.


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