Commission Holds Off on $1 Million University Request
Posted: November 13, 2012 at 2:07 a.m.
Advertising and Promotion commissioners awarded more than $145,000 to a range of festivals, sporting events and community groups Monday.
By the Numbers
Event Awards
Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commissioners decided to give 22 event organizers and nonprofit groups $145,328 Monday.
Fayetteville Underground — $40,000
TheatreSquared — $20,000
Uptown Fayetteville Freedom Fireworks — $15,000
7A Boys and Girls State Basketball Tournament — $10,000
Fayetteville High School Weekend of Champions — $9,000
Fayetteville Foam Fest — $5,100
Joe Martin Stage Race — $5,000
Community Creative Center — $5,000
Hooten Kickoff Classic — $5,000
NCAA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships — $5,000
Blues in the Natural State — $4,000
Last Night Fayetteville — $3,000 (Paid for out of the commission’s 2012 budget)
Dig In! Food and Farming Festival — $3,000
Fayetteville High School Tri-State Volleyball Challenge — $3,000
SEC Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships — $2,400
NWA Earth Days — $2,000
Arts Live Theatre — $2,000
NCAA Men’s Golf Regional Championship — $2,000
Iron Pig Festival — $2,000
NWA Men’s Expo — $500
WordCamp Fayetteville — $500
Fayetteville High School DECA Fashion Show — $1,828 (In-kind donation)
Total — $145,328
Source: Staff Report
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