ABC No Rio News

-----JUNE 26, 2009-----
ABC NO RIO TO RECEIVE CITY FUNDING FOR BUILDING PROJECT

We're delighted to let you know that ABC No Rio has been awarded $1,650,000 in City funding for the planned construction of our new facility on our site at 156 Rivington Street.

$450,000 from our City Council representative, Alan Gerson
$450,00 from the City Council Manhattan Delegation

$750,000 from Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer

With the half a million already raised we still got a few hundred thousand dollars to go for the first phase of the project, but this is obviously a tremendous boost!

This is also a victory for small arts organizations. This commitment by elected officials shows they appreciate and recognize the importance of such projects and organizations to the cultural vitality of New York City, and hopefully is a sign of robust support for others in the future.

We'll be providing information about project status and schedule on our website in the coming months.

ABC No Rio Volunteers, the ABC No Rio Board of Directors and ABC No Rio Director Steven Englander are tremendously grateful to the support of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, our City Councilman Alan Gerson, the City Council Manhattan Delegation, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and City Councilman Dominic Recchia, Chair of the Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations Committee. We thank them for their commitment to ABC No Rio, and their confidence in our mission, purpose and plans for the future.

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