Christmas has come and gone, but did you miss someone on your list? If so, there’s time to make amends.
Here at the Register, the Bowlus Fine Arts Center tops every list.
Maybe you went to one of the wonderful performances of the Nutcracker ballet Friday or Saturday nights held on the Bowlus’ magnificent stage.
Perhaps you will attend the next performance by a Christian singers troupe. No? Then you saw some Allen County 4-H’ers demonstrate what they have learned or achieved at a 4-H Day held on the Bowlus stage.
The Bowlus Center is Iola’s crown jewel. But crown jewels need cleaning, polishing and tender care. Over the years, The Friends of the Bowlus have given more than $700,000 to the Bowlus to keep it up to date and in tip-top shape so that it can continue to be one of the highest rated arts centers in Kansas. All of the center’s needs are never met.
Put the Friends on your year-end list. Write a check today before you forget.
If you’ve already done your duty to the Friends, do likewise for your local community with a gift to the Allen County Community Foundation. Call the Thrive Allen County office — 365-8128 — for more details. And don’t forget Hope Unlimited and the Food Pantry.
Don’t give ’til it hurts; give until it feels good.
— Emerson Lynn, jr.
