Egyptian 
Theatre 
Capital 
Campaign 
Kick-off 
October 
12, 
2012 
Downtown 
Pedway 
Plaza 



Gene 
Melton 


Paul 
Quarino 
and 
Anella 
Dumas 


David 
Engholm 



Mayor 
Crystal 
Shoji 



Unveiling 
of 
the 
obelisk 
fund-
raising 
thermometer 


ETPAPresidentGregRuegerandCapitalCampaignCoordinatorBobMore

Entertainment 
provided 
by 
the 
Dale 
Inskeep 
Band 


Mark 
and 
Gina 
Daily, 
owners 
of 
the 
Outdoor 
In, 
donated 
several 
pizzas 
for 
the 
event. 


An 
obelisk 
was 
chosen 
by 
the 
Egyptian 
Theatre 
Preservation 
Association 
as 
the 
fundraising 
thermometer 
for 
the 
theater 
restoration 
project. 
The 
obelisk 
is 
located 
on 
the 
south 
wall 
of 
the 
downtown 
pedway 
plaza 
and 
is 
visible 
by 
southbound 
Hwy 
101 
vehicular 
traffic 
as 
well 
as 
pedestrians. 
Mike 
Vaughan 
created 
the 
design 
of 
the 
obelisk 
and 
obtained 
donated 
materials 
for 
the 
project. 
The 
city 
arranged 
rental 
of 
the 
scissor 
lift. 


The 
base 
of 
the 
obelisk 
represents 
ground 
zero, 
where 
we 
were 
financially 
in 
2005 
when 
Coming 
Attractions 
decided 
to 
close 
the 
Egyptian. 
The 
top 
of 
the 
obelisk 
has 
$1,673,000 
painted 
next 
to 
it. 
This 
represents 
the 
toal 
of 
what 
we 
as 
ac 
community 
have 
already 
invested 
in 
restoring 
the 
Egyptian 
plus 
the 
additional 
amount 
we 
will 
need 
to 
fund 
the 
work 
needed 
to 
re-open 
the 
theater. 


. 
$1,673,000 
Total 
community 
has 
invested 
in 
the 
Egyptian 
Theatre 


. 
$1,021,000 
Where 
we 
are 
today 
in 
our 
fundraising 
efforts 
– 
61% 


. 
$ 
123,000 
Funds 
collected 
and 
firm 
commitments 


. 
$ 
34,000 
Anchor, 
lead 
donations 
from 
members 
of 
the 
community 


. 
$ 
650,000 
Amount 
to 
raise 
to 
meet 
our 
target 


-$460,000 
targeted 
from 
grants 


-$190,000 
targeted 
from 
community 


The 
capital 
campaign 
kickoff 
event 
was 
held 
at 
noon 
Friday, 
October 
12, 
2012. 
Mayor 
Crystal 
Shoji 
and 
ETPA 
President 
Greg 
Rueger 
presided 
over 
the 
event 
which 
was 
attended 
by 
approximately 
50 
supporters. 


Our 
goal 
is 
to 
have 
the 
Egyptian 
re-opened 
in 
2014 


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