Sustaining Fund Drive

87% of our Operating Budget comes from public dollars donated by the business community, our members and friends. The outpouring of generous support from our community is the reason we can celebrate 54 years of keeping the Arts Alive in our region.

It’s our goal to maintain and enhance our existing events while creating exciting new ones. Therefore, we are asking for your financial support to guarantee the success of our more than 21 programs. Your support helps to make our endeavors possible:

Festivals: Festivals provide income for area and regional Craftsmen and Artists: 180 Craftsmen earn over $180,000 in the Log House Arts Festival, Holly Bazaar, Festival of the Trees & ARToberFEST.

Exhibitions: Over 10 Annual Exhibits in the Log House Gallery & Goldhaber-Fend Fine Arts Center Gallery, also home of the Ponas Doll Museum & Shirley Gaynor Permanent Collection. Exhibitions showcase artwork of local, regional and national artists; including the annual Greater Johnstown Young Artists Exhibit, Allied Artists Summer Show, & Greater Johnstown Camera Club Exhibit.

Free Music Series: Concerts-on-the-Green (Summer) and Coffee House (Summer/Fall).

Art Scholarship Program: $72,600 in scholarships has been awarded over 54 years.

Outbound Art Outreach Program: 20,550 children in need have been served over 37 years; includes Serving Underserved (underserved children & youth), Young at ART (senior citizens), Language of Art (Deaf & Hard of Hearing), Insightful Art (Blind & Visually Handicapped), Art Vets (veterans & their families), & Arts4Wellness (yoga, tai chi, & dance) Initiatives. Additional offerings of Artist Lectures, Demonstrations, Exhibition Tours for Groups and Schools, and Group Tours have been supported by EITC Funding.

Workshops & Classes: Dance, Drawing (Pencil, Graphite, Acrylic), Cooking, Glass Fusion, Music, Painting (Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor) Photography, Stained Glass, Theatre, Pottery (Wheel Thrown & Hand-Building); includes Arty Parties and weekly Art Open Studio Gatherings

Art4Wellness: Yoga, Chair Yoga, Tai Chi, & Dance Fitness

Summer Art Camp: 27 sessions of Camp Create in 9 weeks (June, July, & August)

Other Fundraisers: American Girl Doll Family-A-Fair, Basket Bonanza, Celebrating a Legacy, Great American Auction, Kid’s Kingdom, Log Art Theatre Productions & Rosie's Bookapalooza

Michelangelo Circle ($500 - $999)

AmeriServ Financial; Barclay Electric, Inc.; Lee Initiatives Health & Wellness Endowment; McAneny Bros., Inc.; Spangler Subaru; Dr. Michael & Monica Garver; Rose Mary Hagadus*; Ron* & Lida* Hood; Susan McCann; In memory of Evelyn Picking - Skip & Adelle; Patricia B. Serotkin; Michael B. Smith; A Friend

Leonardo Da Vinci Circle ($250 - $499)

CBIZ Insurance Services; CTC Foundation; Dale Oxygen, Inc.; Family Dentistry Associates of Johnstown PC; First Commonwealth Bank; Forefront Dermatology, LLC; Herbert CPA & Associates P.C.; Johnstown Veterinary Associates; Kaminsky, Thomas, Wharton, Lovette & Vigna; Laurel Holdings; Modern Art & Plate Glass; North American Höganäs; USSCO Federal Credit Union; Marian Allen; Harry & Mary Ann Bennear; Christopher Collins*; Don Dudley & Pam Halcrow; Dr. & Mrs. Alex Ganzy; Ms. Lyn Garbarino; Rob & Jeanne Gleason; Julie Horowitz; Eric & Jodi Kabler; The Kastelic's; Ron & Lisa Kuchera; Mr.* & Mrs.* John E. Kurchak; Dr. Den & Tye McKolosky; Donald & Danette Overdorff; Dr.* & Mrs. James Richey; Lee & Ken Salem; Dr. Louis & Terri Schenfeld; Wayne Sutherland* & Terry Bogovich*

Norman Rockwell Circle ($100 - $249)

Alma Lodge #523 I.O.O.F.; Am-Slo Social Club; Damin Printing Company; Francis G. Ozog Funeral Home; Gleason, Barbin & Markovitz; Greater Johnstown Camera Club; H. F. Lenz Company; Kotzan CPA & Associates, PC; Raymond James Financial Services; RE/MAX Power Associates; Slovenian Savings & Loan Association; Young American Furniture; Dr. & Mrs. George S. Ashman; Melinda Baker; Elaine E. Barringer*; Christine & Larry Blalock; Michael & Glenna Bodolosky; Richard C. Bosserman; Tara Bosserman; Bill Brader; Jim & Suzy Brett; Kathleen Buczak; Edward J. Burda; Frank Calandra, Jr.; Kathryn W. Carney; Bill & Kathy Carney; Samuel & Patricia Carpenter; William J. Clark; Bill & Toni Marie Clarke; Charles & Gladys Clifton; Ted & Carole Corey; Family of Marc Jon Crisafulli, in memory of Ray Rafferty; Mary Ellen Denny; Jim & Patti Dewar; Brad & Lisa Drennen; Colonel & Mrs. Harry V. Dutchyshyn; Karen A. Esaias & Richard Von Schlichten; Patricia Esserman; Anita Faas; Andy Fedore/Mary Lou Astorino; Frannie Findley; Sally C. Fink*; Walt & Pat Freidhoff; Carol & Jack Fris; Dr. & Mrs. Rey Gannon; Raymond A. Gaydos*; Larry & Dottie Giannone; Corey Gilmore & Kyra Kozielec-Gilmore; Dorothy R. Glass; Glosser Family Trust; Dr. & Mrs. Curtis S. Goldblatt; Rosalind M. Gordon; Thomas C. & Saundra A.* Gramling; Dr. Brian & Hazel Gunnlaugson; Honorable Janet G. Harner; In honor of Ben, Tiffany, Arya, Joanna & Matilda Hofscher; Frank & Lucille Honkus; Chris & Linda Howard; Patricia A. Huntsinger; Mr. & Mrs. Frank Janakovic; Mike Kane & Elizabeth Mayer; Francis & Judy* Kelly; Dr. & Mrs. Khouzami; Margo F. Kiel; Patrick & Susan Kiniry; Royal & Greer Koeller; Karen Kohler; William & Mary Ann Kory; Marianne Krizner*; Joy H. Kushnir; Mark & Beth Layton; Sue & Bill Lease; Alan & Joyce Lichtenfels; David & Jean Livingston; Susan W. Martin*; Lynn & Mickey Musulin; Paul Newman* & Bethany Winters; Douglas K. Oakley; Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Pawlowski; Jack & Vera Penrod; Richard & Annemarie Pidutti; Gary & Rose Poborsky; Ed* & Fran* Pozun; Larry & Eileen Ramirez; Michael Brink & John Rehar; John Repsher; Mr.* & Mrs.* John Rossi; Joan Rush; John & Eileen Seeber; Jim & Kathy Sharer; Bryan & Mary Smith; Dr. Jeff & Stephanie Smith; J. Thomas Sobieski; Marianne Spampinato*; Sheri Stalberger-Lowry; Bea & Steve Stern; Robert & Carolyn Stutzman; Caryl Swanson; Ms. Bernadette Turpin; Leonard* & Celina* Vigna; Voelker Family; Karen & Gary Welsh; Mike & Jolene Wesner; Jeff & Karen Wood; Scott & Brenda Yates; A Friend (2)

Picasso Circle ($50 - 99)

Dolan's Welding & Steel Fab. Inc.; Shaffer's Bottled Gas, Inc.; Spory's Locksmith, Inc.; WIX PIX Productions, Inc.; Jill & Dan Bauer; Howard & Tammy Bernstein; Bill & Judy Bingler; Janet Braude; Donna Caprous; John & Mary Jo Cernetich; Gloria Chalich; Deborah Chuba; Dave & Maureen Clark; James J. Cook; Ken & Pam Cotlar; Franny Daley*; Rodney Eatman*; Michelle Ed; Anne* & George* Fattman; Andrew & Judith* Gleason; Angela R. Godin*; Elizabeth Good* & Mark Weakland; Ron & Kathy* Good; Thomas R. & Sara A. Goughnour; Joe & Amy Gribbin; Dr. James & Madeline Gyure; Don & Beth Hall; Carol Harp; Donna & Ben Housel; Debbie Howard; Connie Hubbard; Dave Huber; Joanne Johnson; Dave & Marcia Kissel; Michael & Monica* Kozak; Vickie & Greg Kreiger; Dr. Joy Kruczay & Dr. Jerry J. Zaccheo; Jerry & Suzanne* Langer; In memory of Susan Lech; Patricia Letizia; William & Mary Ellen Maestra; C. S. Massingill; Anne R. Matthews; Dennis & Rosemary McGlynn; Donna M. Meinecke*; Dr. & Mrs. Owen Morgan; Billie Ann Murphy*; Michael* & Cindy* O'Connor; Ed & Marie Olshefski, in memory of Sara Mangieri; Milly Gayle Oswald; Kathy & Mark Parseghian; Stephen & Doris Pasternak; Carmela Perry; Mr. & Mrs. William V. Price, Jr.; Dr. William & Donna Prothero; Cheryl Pullen, Kathryn Pullen & Joe Bunk; Connie Ross; Donna Sender; Mr.* & Mrs. John Sinosky; John & Joselle Skelley; Kathy & Rich Steel; Joyce Suppes; Kay Thompson; Mrs. Dolores Tinkle; Mike & Heather Tomasko; Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Trofino; Annette & John Vamos; Carol Vaughn; Martin & Deborah Ward; Dr. Florence A. Warfel; Robert & Janet Wertz; Patricia Whitmer; Dave & Jane Williams; Bruce & Darlene Wissinger; Pat & Jan Wolfe; Patricia E. Yates; Dennis & Georgia Yeager; Lisa Garman Yocum; Diane* & Dan Yoder; Betty Zahurak; A Friend

Andrew Wyeth Circle ($25 - $49)

Donna Jean Anderson; Mr. Jim Barber; Kathy & Bob Barczak; Mary Battaline*; Joe Berezansky; Shirley A. Berkey; Cara Bettle; Leigh Black & Margaret Smith*; Nick Bocher; Larry & Lee Ann Borsa; Beverly & Don Brocious; Carol Ann Buck; Jeanne Buck; Cindy Buday; Jeanne B. Burr; Christine Butler; Josephine V. Carpenter; Ruby Jane Cassanese; Loretta Ciupak*; Larry & Linda Coco; Sharon Conway; George & Janet Criste; Brian & Christa Curtis; Joann M. Daly; In memory of George & Delores; Cynthia Fabo; Carol Flynn; Treesa Forsythe; Ann Marie Furman; Mr. & Mrs.* William Gaborek; Judy Geisel; Michael R. Grados; Mr. & Mrs. Austin M. Greenland; Drs. William & Nancy Grove; Robbin Hoffman; Annette J. Kamzik*; Deborah Karstens; Denny & Jody* Kessler; Paul & Donna Knupp; Betty K. Koch; Bill Lantzy; Doris J. Leidy*; Alan & Marsha Lessig; Joy L. Love; Patty Lugar; Sandra Malec; Nancy V. Malloy; Barbara McDannell; Sally Miles; Mary Ann Minahan; Coral R. Mitchell; Patricia Mitchell; Jeff & Kim Mock; Joanne T. Morgan; Joan M. Moss; Suzan Mulkey; Harry W. Muncert; Ronnie Newill, in memory of Rich Newill; Kurt & Jen Nilson; Kathryn Ann Ozog; Ernest D. & Carol Pesci; Joan K. Riek; Dr. Freda Sattel; Dr. & Mrs. J. Savit; Phyllis Solter; Jim & Jane Spisak; Sally Stewart; Catherine & Ray Suskie; Bill & Joy Thwing; Catherine Vitale; Jean L. Walker; S. E. Weiss; Barb & Garth Wesner; Witherell* Family; Ann Melanie Yurcisin; A Friend (3)

Georgia O'Keefe (up to $24)

John & Judy Bortel; Colleen A. Brady; Betty Cernansky*; Ronald Chilcot; Pamela Faint; Daniel P. Mollura; Carol Partsch; Mrs. Janet M. Turjan; William Varner; Walt & Sharon* Wojnaroski; Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Zungali

Checks can be made out to "CAC" and mailed to:

Community Arts Center

1217 Menoher Blvd.

Johnstown, PA 15905

Please include a note indicating your donation is for the Sustaining Fund Drive, and state how you would like your donation listed as. Check out the different donor levels below:

Georgia O'Keefe Circle (up to $24)

Andrew Wyeth Circle ($25 - $49)

Picasso Circle ($50 - $99)

Norman Rockwell Circle ($100 - $249)

Leonardo Da Vinci Circle ($250 - $499)

(Entitles donor to 2 art classes (child/adult))

Michelangelo Circle ($500 - $999)

(Entitles donor to 10% discount on Holly Bazaar and book purchases for 1 designated name.)

President's Circle ($1,000+)

(Entitles donor to 1 room rental for an event or meeting)

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