Miracle Theatre met their goal with A Comedy of Tenors.
With the success of the production, Miracle Theatre raised $180,025 towards to put towards the purchase of a structural protection unit for the City.
“Of all the projects we’ve done to try and support various non-profits and community causes, this is the first time we’ve actually had a fixed goal of $180,000,” said Director Ted Price.
“Usually we just generate as much revenue as we can, and then hand it over to the beneficiary, and then we’ve done our job, this one, with this goal and what we felt was such and important one, it did cause extra pressure.”
Price noted there were more than 500 donors that contributed to the total this year, which he said is a record for Miracle Theatre.
“There were two donors that were really remarkable that we wanted to acknowledge,” Price noted.
“First off, Noreen and Jim Rustad got this project off to a wonderful start with their generous donation, and then at the end, Curt Garland stepped forward, and he got the project to the finish line.”
At their meeting on May 6th, Prince George City Council approved the purchase of the unit, and it is expected to arrive in Prince George later this year.
“What a structural protection unit is and why it’s so important to the City of Prince George and our community, it’s a 20-foot trailer that is fixed with hoses, equipment, tanks, really everything that our crews would need to create either a wetline, so a line of hoses that creates a bit of a moisture barrier and can create a break in an oncoming wildfire, or moisture domes or humidity domes that would prevent firebrands or sparks from coming in and lighting a fire,” explained the City’s Manager of Emergency Programs Tanya Spooner.
Prince George Fire Rescue crews had the opportunity to train with a structural protection unit during the Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit last month.
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