LIMA, OH (WLIO) - It has entertained people from around the Lima-Allen County area for 90 years and is now in need of some repairs.
Encore Theatre needs a new roof. It's leaking and causing damage in other areas and a fundraising campaign is underway. Amil-Tellers is a non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. An anonymous friend of the theatre has issued a matching challenge grant of $25,000 to go toward the cost of the roof replacement. Another has donated $10,000. The estimated cost of a new roof is $150,000 and is desperately needed.
"That will enable us to get the ball rolling as far as getting the roof and securing all of the supplies and that type of thing. It's absolutely necessary. We have electrical equipment, we have costumes, all kinds of things that need to be protected. Not the least of which is the young people and all of the actors and all of our equipment and the ability for us to bring the community theatre," explained Kim Lane, fundraising co-chair.
You can make a donation to the Encore Roof Replacement Project by sending it to 991 N Shore Dr, Lima, OH, United States, Ohio. They say no donation is too small or too large.
