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To the City Council.
As you are involved in the difficult process of preparing the city budget for the 2011
year,I have a request. I am asking you to give careful consideration to financial support
for the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center.
This fine facility draws many people to our community and the response after a visit is
consistently positive and enthusiastic. Not many small communities like ours can boast
of having such a unique and delightful art gallery—and art park-like we do.
In this age of increasing technology, which has a tendency to depersonalize and separate
us,we need more than ever to have a retreat that speaks to our hearts and souls.
As an educator who made sure that her students visited the Fine Arts Center on a regular
basis, I can assure you that our children need to be introduced to the arts at a young age.
The education program at the Art Center certainly enriches many youngsters who would
not have that cultural opportunity If not for the education program that the Center
provides.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to voice my input on the importance of
financial support for this outstanding facility.
Sincerely,
Dr. Darlene Clemens
1217 E 7h
Port Angeles WA 98362