Residents Complete Arts Survey, Win Prizes
The picture at right, Les Coquilles, by Medford photographer Will Tenney, is one of several prizes residents won simply by filling out a survey for the Medford Arts Council. Courtesy photo.
The following announcement is from the Medford Arts Council:
Several lucky respondents to the Medford Arts Council’s summertime Community Input Survey have won prizes in a random drawing.
The survey was included in the May 2009 water bill mailing to all homeowners, reported in local news sources, distributed at venues around the city including the Medford Public Library and the Danish Pastry House, and made available online at the Council’s Web site: www.medfordartscouncil.org.
The winners are:
Five Medford Square Farmers Market gift certificates, $20 each
Carol Luongo
Rebecca Kietnicks
Maureen Feeney
Barbara Kerr
Lisa DiMatteo
One-year membership to the Medford Arts Center, Inc.
Maryann Aberg
One-year membership to the Medford Historical Society
Ted Adams
One-year membership to the Medford-Brooks Estate Land Trust
Maria Judge
One-year membership to the Royall House Association
Katrin Peterson
One-year membership to Springstep
Mary Ellen Tobin
Two Magnetic Melody refrigerator magnet sets
Kelly Umstott
Jun Lee
Photograph, “Les Coquilles, Paris” by Will Tenney
Jennifer DesAutels
Palladium-print photograph, “Boston Public Library” by Maria Daniels
Millicent Hamilton
Over 200 Medford residents responded to the survey. People chose concerts and performances as a top funding priority, with a significant number requesting more events at the Chevalier Theatre or the Condon Shell. Respondents also rated activities for children, ranking in-school enrichment activities higher than field trips. A report on the community input and how it has shaped the Arts Council’s local funding priorities for the coming year is available on medfordartscouncil.org.
The random prize drawing was held at the Medford Arts Council’s public meeting at Medford City Hall on Monday, August 15, 2009. The Council expresses sincere gratitude to the prizes’ donors and to everyone who took time to respond and provide valuable community input.