Bank Theatre still needs votes

Leamington Post

The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place is nearing the end of round two in the Aviva Community Fund online competition and they have jumped up in the standings, but it appears they will fall short of getting into the top ten.

Voting for round two ends today (November 9) at noon and the local group has over 5000 votes, which catapulted them from 25th place last week to 17th over the weekend. A top ten finish would qualify them for the semi-finals without going through round three.

As it stands, they will have to compete in round three, which starts November 14 and runs through to the end of the month. They will need a top ten finish in round three to get to the semi-finals.

At stake is $100,000 in funding, which will help kick-start the theatre's fundraising efforts and speed up the renovation process as the old Bank of Montreal building goes through a complete makeover into a theatre and entertainment venue.

The Sun Parlor Players will be the theatre's main user group when the project is complete but it is expected that the venue will be used for musical acts, concerts and even conventions and meetings.

The Aviva Community Fund is an annual competition created by Aviva Insurance and worthwhile community projects are nominated by local users and voted upon by the public via the website.

The local theatre community is scrambling to get as many votes as possible for round three. The uptown area revitalization will benefit greatly from the opening of the Bank Theatre and the performing arts community has been waiting a long time for a venue such as this.

To vote, go to www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf11000