GOLFERS TEE UP TO FUND ARTS.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer Players competed on the greens Monday to raise money for the arts. The third annual 1999 Alliance Shoot-out for the Arts Golf Tournament attracted 116 players to the Sherwood Country Club's 18-hole golf course, each paying $1,000 to play on the Jack Nicklaus-designed greens. ``This is the biggest fund-raiser of the year,'' said Patricia Moore, executive director of the Alliance for the Arts. ``It's going to help support children's programming as well as general fine arts programming. It's going to help support performance that goes on in the Civic Arts Plaza.'' The nonprofit Alliance for the Arts is the fund-raising arm of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is a performing arts and administrative center located in Thousand Oaks, California. It was built in 1994 on the former site of "Jungleland" at a cost of $63.8 million. . It develops and maintains the endowment funds Endowment funds Investment funds established for the support of institutions such as colleges, private schools, museums, hospitals, and foundations. The investment income may be used for the operation of the institution and for capital expenditures. that support theater operations, programming and educational services by holding annual fund-raising events and seeking corporate sponsorships. Established in 1980, the Alliance changed its mission when the Civic Arts Plaza opened in 1994. ``We focus strictly on supporting the fund raising required to support the Civic Arts Plaza here in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. ,'' Moore said. ``We have been fund raising for the Civic Arts Plaza for the last five years.'' Earlier this year, the Alliance reached a milestone, raising $15 million in pledges. This year's honorary golf tournament chairman and -woman were Charles E. Young Dr. Charles E. "Chuck" Young is currently Chancellor Emeritus and Professor at the UCLA School of Public Affairs. Under his skillful leadership and guidance, UCLA went from a regional college with an operating budget of $170 million to became a world class institution with expenses , UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX chancellor emeritus, and his wife, Sue. The celebrity ambassadors were actor and TV-show host Lyle Waggoner Lyle Waggoner (born April 13 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas) is a tall (6'4" (1.93 m)) American actor best known for his television work in the 1970s. Waggoner was an announcer and performer on The Carol Burnett Show and his wife, Sharon. ``We have 116 players, mostly guys, but we do have some brave women who came out (Monday) to participate,'' Moore said. ``We have half a dozen ladies out there that are taking this game as seriously as the guys.'' Moore said the event, which included a silent and live auction, drew 40 corporate sponsors from the greater Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by area. Last year's tournament netted $86,000 that was distributed to 26 youth programming and performing arts organizations. ``We are just very, very grateful for the support,'' Moore said. ``We can't thank people enough for digging deep into their pockets to help us. They are supporting the cultural enrichment in this community.'' And ``it's a way, I think, of them giving back because of what the performance arts center has done for their community.'' The Civic Arts Plaza is the largest performing arts center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. between Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and San Francisco. The plaza attracts an average of 277,000 people a year who attend performances in music, dance, literature and art, and of that number 86 percent would not have driven to Thousand Oaks had it not been for the theater, according to a Pepperdine University study done last year. The study also showed average yearly donations to the Alliance of the Arts are about $2.8 million, and the theater has a total economic annual impact of between $19.6 million and $21.8 million to the community. The Alliance asked for the study to determine the benefits of the Civic Arts Plaza, which opened its doors in 1994 to controversy due largely to its $64 million price tag. The plaza also houses City Hall. |
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