ARTS Life - Living Arts Centre
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ARTS Life - Living Arts Centre
ANNUAL REPORT 2013 Year Ending August 31, 2013 ARTS for Life February 18, 2014 Vision & Mission Statement Our Vision To enrich the quality of life within Mississauga and neighbouring communities through arts and culture. Mission Statement – ARTS for Life Core Objectives The Board of Directors, staff and volunteers are dedicated u Provide diverse educational experiences in performing to actively pursue, grow, improve and fulfill the mission and visual arts programming with particular emphasis and pledge to: on youth and children. u Present high quality performing and visual artists for the enjoyment and enrichment of all ages. This will u Create and maintain a challenging, respectful and satisfying environment for staff and volunteers. include the presentation of upcoming local and national talent. u u Enrich the community by stimulating diverse artistic rentals and catering to the extent necessary to support and cultural development. u the Centre’s arts activities. Enhance community experiences by partnering and cooperating with local arts organizations. u Engage in commercial activities such as corporate u Seek support for the Centre's various activities through grants, sponsorships and donations. Provide artists a venue in which to pursue their art forms, showcase their work and teach and mentor others. u Operate in a fiscally responsible manner. THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 /13 03 Chairman & CEO Message In 2012-2013, The Living Arts Centre (LAC) lived up to its vision of Arts for Life as more people of all ages, children to seniors, were involved with the arts through LAC activities. For theatre performances the results remained strong. Theatre usage increased nine percent with growth coming from our own presentations. Community rentals were on par with the previous year while corporate events showed a slight decrease. Mississauga’s cultural diversity was widely represented as African, Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Egyptian, Filipino, South Asian, Italian, Muslim, Polish, Punjabi, Serbian, Vietnamese and Ukrainian community groups rented the theatres. The Centre worked with a number of community organizations including Mississauga Choral Society Chorus, Mississauga Rotaract; Square One Older Adult Centre, Peel District School Board, Dufferin Peel Catholic School Board, Mississauga Arts Council, Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto at Mississauga campus, Ontario Dances Project, Mississauga School of Music, Mississauga Chinese Arts Association, Mississauga Festival Choir, City of Mississauga Culture Division, and Partners in Music – a new community working group striving to bring Mississauga music groups together. We have also strengthened our relationship with our resident tenant Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. Plans are underway to co-produce events outside of the Symphony’s usual concert series. Through one of our proudest achievements, Summer Art Attack, with the assistance of grants from the City’s Culture division and the Mississauga Community Foundation, we presented two days of arts programs, both performing and visual, in each of the city’s wards. We also participated in the Bread and Honey Festival, Waterfront Festival, Southside Shuffle, Rotary Ribfest and the Mississauga Santa Claus Parade. For youth patrons, with the help of an Ontario Dances Grant, we hosted four master dance classes, workshops for secondary school students and a Hip Hop Symposium and Dance battle. Chuck Ealey, CFP Chairman Ron Lenyk CEO A membership program is being developed as patrons are given the opportunity to meet performers and get a chance to buy tickets before they become available at the box office. We have kept pace with marketing trends. Social media showed great growth with Twitter followers and Facebook ‘likes’ doubling within three years. Email campaigns have proven very successful as genre specific data bases are established. Planning is well underway for an enhanced website including a You Tube channel; print at home theatre tickets with ticket scanning and pick your own seats already introduced, an enhanced gift shop, an improved lobby bar including the allowance of drinks in the theatres during performances, and a low cost seniors’ painting program. The year 2013 was a year of recognition for the Living Arts Centre. Mississauga News readers rated the Living Arts Centre a winner in both Live Entertainment and Best theatre categories. The Mississauga Business Times readers awarded LAC first place recognition for Entertainment and Leisure and a second place designation for meeting and banquet facilities – a strong showing considering all the meeting facilities in our city. The Board of Trade selected the Living Arts Centre as the Not-for- Profit Award of Excellence winner – recognition of our governance and commitment to fiscal responsibility. Heavily attended Family Day and Canada Day events gave the community an opportunity to familiarize itself with the LAC and be involved in the arts at no cost. This was reflected in the Centre’s financial standing as revenues exceeded expenses before amortization for the ninth consecutive year and we performed better than budget. Over the year, 42,800 school children were engaged in LAC arts experiences through performances and workshops in both English and French. This was achieved despite the public elementary school teacher work-to-rule. The Centre’s success is a result of the dedication and hard work of the 225 volunteers who contributed more than 20,000 hours, the management team, staff and a committed volunteer board of directors. While community courses held their own, birthday parties, corporate and special interest workshops exceeded expectations and have maintained their popularity. In that regard, we would like to thank retiring directors Delphee Boyle and Lovleen Bassan. Onsite summer and winter camps reached capacity as did studio arts enrollment with a full complement of resident artists. The City provides facility services including utilities, security and custodial services at no charge along with rental of the building at a nominal rent. These costs are in excess of $1.7 million. We thank Mayor Hazel McCallion, City Councillors and staff for their continuing support. We hosted our first Hazel McCallion Arts for Life Gala, strictly with local entertainment, and raised $30,000 for the Program Initiatives Fund (PIF). The Mississauga Series was introduced with four concerts featuring Mississauga performers exclusively. Supported by the PIF, this series gives Mississauga artists a chance to perform at the Centre. It all makes for a productive partnership as we work together towards our vision of “Arts for Life”. Attendance grew throughout our Opera Film Series. We are also committed to experiential theatre events, matching food choices in Live Restaurant and ambient performances throughout the centre in line with a particular concert theme. For fundraising, we are focussing on growing sponsorship. We thank all of our sponsors and donors. THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 / 13 04 Chuck Ealey, CFB Chairman Ron Lenyk CEO Board of Directors I 2012 – 2013 Chuck Ealey, CFP Chair, Board of Directors Financial Consultant Investors Group Maja Prentice Vice Chair, Board of Directors Retired Mississauga Councillor Ward 3 Janice M. Baker, FCPA, FCA City Manager and CAO City of Mississauga Lovleen Bassan, P.Eng Director, Technology & Strategic Initiatives Thermal, OPG Delphee Boyle, B.A., OCT Music Educator, Peel District School Board Emily Brown Educator Danielle V. D’Agostino Communications Consultant Patrick G. Egan, LL.B Legal Counsel EGAN Professional Corporation Stephen Farnham, CPA, CA, CFP President Farnham & Company Chartered Accountants Professional Corp. Councillor Chris Fonseca Ward 3, City Councillor City of Mississauga Mark Galloway Regional Manager Shoppers Drug Mart Ralph Hunter President Hunter-Gray Financial Services Bruce Leslie Publisher and Editor YourMississaugaBiz.com Eva Liebermann, P. Eng. Vice President, Information Systems & Operations, Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd. Councillor Pat Mullin Ward 2, City Councillor City of Mississauga Ronald J. Nisbet, CPA, CA Past Chair Karen Sheehan Inflight Service Director, Air Canada Councillor Kate Mahoney Ward 8, City Councillor City of Mississauga Ex-Officio Members Susan Burt Director, Culture Division City of Mississauga Councillor Frank Dale Ward 4, City Councillor City of Mississauga Ruben Goulart LLB Secretary Lawyer, Bernardi Human Resource Law Professional Corp. Ron Lenyk Chief Executive Officer The Living Arts Centre Gerry Townsend, FCPA, FCA, VP Business Affairs The Living Arts Centre THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 / 13 05 Board Committees Executive Committee Audit & Governance Committee Chuck Ealey (Chair) Maja Prentice (Vice Chair) Patrick Egan Ralph Hunter Councillor Katie Mahoney Ronald Nisbet Karen Sheehan Ron Lenyk (CEO) Gerry Townsend (VP, Business Affairs) Ronald Nisbet (Chair) Chuck Ealey Ralph Hunter Councillor Pat Mullin Maja Prentice Business Affairs Committee Nominating Committee Patrick Egan (Chair) Janice Baker Stephen Farnham Mark Galloway Ralph Hunter Eva Liebermann Councillor Pat Mullin Ronald Nisbet (Chair) Chuck Ealey Maja Prentice Patrick Egan Ralph Hunter Councillor Katie Mahoney Karen Sheehan Ron Lenyk (CEO) Gerry Townsend (VP, Business Affairs) Ex-Officio Ex-Officio Ron Lenyk (CEO) Gerry Townsend (VP, Business Affairs) Chuck Ealey (Chair) Maja Prentice (Vice Chair) Ron Lenyk (CEO) Gerry Townsend (VP, Business Affairs) Arts & Entertainment Committee Karen Sheehan (Chair) Loveleen Bassan Delphee Boyle Emily Brown Danielle V. D’Agostino Councillor Chris Fonseca Bruce Leslie Councillor Katie Mahoney Ex-Officio Chuck Ealey (Chair) Maja Prentice (Vice Chair) Ron Lenyk (CEO) Gerry Townsend (VP, Business Affairs) THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 / 13 06 Corporate Information Registered Address 4141 Living Arts Drive Mississauga, ON L5B 4B8 Tel: 905.306.6100 Fax: 905.306.6101 Email: info.lac@livingarts.on.ca www.livingartscentre.ca Registered Charitable Tax No. 136339470RR0001 External Auditors Withey Addison, LLP Staff Ron Lenyk, CEO Suhara Amith, Executive Assistant CUSTOMER & FACILITY SERVICES Gail Anderson, Director, Customer & Facility Services Gail Anderson Director, Customer & Facility Services Joel Alexander, Sarah Caterisano, Kristina Cuenca, John De Melo, Amanda Dwyer, Michael Estacio, Duncan Morgan, Megan Paul Karina Soares, Victor Svenningson Susan Campbell, Diana Chan, Marg Duncan, Jas Dhillon, Cathy Lee Keogh Hammond, Eva Keith Wasifa Khan, Virginia Maj, Miona Necic, Leonard Neiman, Amanda Nicholls, Paula Pedrazas Ksenia Sabouloua, Nicole Shaw, Krysta Soroczynski Marcia Soto, Jenn Silver, Sheila Wujek MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Robert M. Hart, Director, Marketing & Communications Mary Chan, Gary Li, Saaliha Malik Director, Marketing & Communications ARTS PROGRAM Leslie Leader, Director, Arts Program Courtney Cook, Marija Duvnjak, Jessica Earley, Cait Harben, Lisa Mahoney, Amy Ng, Kristina Omazic, Megan Press, Carolyne Topdjian BUSINESS AFFAIRS Gerry Townsend, V.P. Business Affairs Rob Brown, Manager, Finance & Accounting Grace Aldea, Debbie Choi, Mariette Rajkumar Leslie Leader Director, Arts Program LIVE RESTAURANT / SALES & CATERING Laszlo Buzas, Manager, Food & Beverage Anne Parker, Manager, Corporate Sales Sofia Amaro-Elliott, Alba Noronha, Esther Ortiz Vanessa Lawson & Harrison James. photo: David Cooper Robert Hart Peter Colberg, Chef de Cuisine, Mahipal Dheendsa, Sous Chef Maria Staruch, Cook Brenda Melanson, Lingam Nadarajah, Thas Premethas Robert Brown Manager, Finance & Accounting Jose Gundin, Banquet Supervisor Elizabeth Bilas, Jose Desmondo, Jaspal Dhillon, Alex Gundin, Violetta Jendreczak, Via Lumova, Shady Mettlas, Lucia Ortiz Jeffrey Miranda, Lobby Bar Supervisor, Rahul D’Cunha, Marsha Fontaine, Stephanie Luciani, Anthony Vaz Ann Cozzi, Helen Hurtado, LIVE supervisors, Erin Elliott, Luis Llachohua Laszlo Buzas Manager, Food & Beverage NASCO DEPARTMENT HEADS Lance Brathwaite, Dean Collins, Kevin Kuharski, Shawn Lague, Mark Lapadula, Ian Radburn, Ray Wong Stagehands provided by NASCO Staffing Solution Inc. SHREK THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 / 13 07 Arts Programs The Arts Programs Department continued its focus on increasing synergies between programs, performances and events with an emphasis on audience development. A varied selection of arts programs was showcased within the Centre’s theatres. In Hammerson Hall 58% of the usage was community rentals; 16% was programmed by the Centre and 26% was used for corporate arts performances and events. Hammerson Hall was utilized 207 days and RBC theatres 197. Notwithstanding two show cancellations and disappointing attendance numbers for Shrek the Musical and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty, LAC Presents sold out (at least 95% of capacity) 16 shows and grew attendance seven per cent. Total audience was 33,031 or 69 per cent of capacity. In all, the LAC Presents season featured 64 performances in 39 productions. With dances grant funding from the Ontario Arts Council, 11 Hip Hop workshops were held. At the end of April, the first dance battle was hosted, drawing participants from the workshops and the Family Day symposium and bringing a new youth audience to the Centre. The culminating event was the premiere of Gadfly Dance Company’s new works Aforismo. More than 7,500 students attended school performances in French and English. This attendance was lower than last year due to school labour. A wide variety of new and returning community rental clients performed within the Centre’s Theatres in 2012-2013. Across all the theatres, the number of arts related performance rentals exceeded targets due to film shoot activity. New rental business consisted of a variety of cultural productions and commercial performances resulting in 24 new clients to the Centre. Dance Battle in RBC Theatre THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 / 13 08 Arts Programs THE PROFOUND LOGIC THE ROMANTIC CLARINET SONGS FROM THE AUVERGNE A TOUCH OF TCHAIKOVSKY AN DIE MUSIK BELLS ARE RINGING RESIDENT TENANT Resident Tenant, Mississauga Symphony Orchestra presented six performances in Hammerson Hall. Denis Mastromonaco was appointed the Music Director/Conductor. WORKSHOPS I CAMPS I COMMUNITY COURSES School Workshops engaged 24,296 students in 986 hands-on curriculum connected school workshops. The largest increase was within the French workshops with 214 workshops for 4,771 students. A total of 863 children ages 6-16 participated in March Break and summer camp programming. Camp programs were supported by 79 high school student volunteers who donated 5,325 work experience hours. Summer Outreach Outreach 2012 2012 Summer Specialty Workshops including children’s birthday parties; custom designed corporate workshops and specialized programming for seniors, service groups and community groups were delivered to 792 participants in 49 workshops. Community Courses, 192 for 1913 participants, continued to offer high level programming in professional studio spaces to children, youth, adults and families. Visual and performing arts courses and workshops were offered in ceramics, dance, glass arts, literary arts, painting and drawing, metal arts, textiles, theatre arts and wood working. This area engaged 14 high school volunteers for more than 400 hours in support of Saturday morning children’s courses. During the summer, with funding support from the City of Mississauga’s Culture Councillor Chris Fonseca at the LAC Canada Day celebration Division and the Mississauga Community Foundation, LAC hosted 22 days of programming across Mississauga in community centres, housing complexes, churches, arenas and schools bringing hands on visual arts activities, performing arts workshops and children’s performances to underserved communities. Working with Eden Community Food Bank, lunch was provided for the more than 2,100 participants. To further promote the arts, the Centre and its programs to the public, the Centre hosted a number of special events including a customer appreciation season kick-off, Canada Day, and new this season Family Day. These showcases and celebratory events, offered with free admission, were well attended. The Centre celebrated its 15th anniversary with the first Hazel McCallion Arts for Life Gala. The Gala featured Mississauga performers and a silent auction of art works by resident artists. Creators and builders of the Living Arts Centre were honoured. Family Family Day Day Activities Activities at at the the LAC LAC THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 / 13 09 Gala and Studio Arts 15TH ANNIVERSARY / HAZEL MCCALLION’S ARTS FOR LIFE GALA Architect Eb Zeidler; Founder Willson McTavish Arts for Life Gala fun in Atrium CEO Ron Lenyk; Gil Moore [Metalworks]; Mayor McCallion The Centre celebrated its 15th anniversary with the first Hazel McCallion Arts for Life Gala. The Gala featured Mississauga performers and a silent auction of art works by resident artists. PCL Constructors, Eb Zeidler, architect, founders Willson McTavish, Bruce Heyland and first chairman David Irwin were honoured as creators, designers and builders of the Living Arts Centre. Chairman Chuck Ealey & Mrs. Sherri Ealey Vice-Chairman Maja Prentice & Gordon Prentice Tara Macri entertaining Mayor McCallion Shrek at the Gala EXHIBITIONS RESIDENCY PROGRAM Exhibitions at the Centre continued to have a community focus showcasing works The Residency program saw 33 resident artists working within all studios – ceramics, painting and drawing, wood, flameworking and textile operating at capacity. by local and regional artists and artist groups from a variety of cultural backgrounds, elementary and secondary students as well as the Centre’s Resident Artists. Six exhibitions showcased works in a variety of media including installation art, photography, painting, ceramics, textiles, glass, wood, as well as media arts. The third year of the Resident Artist Fellowship Program, with participation in the wood/textiles, painting & drawing and glass studios, was completed. Exhibition outreach included displaying Resident Artist works at the University of Toronto Mississauga Campus. We also worked with Blackwood Gallery in the fall to participate in their No Place Like Home community exhibition. Community and Resident Artist: Noelle Hamlyn THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 / 13 10 Resident Artist: Masoud Baharini student works were also installed in the Centre’s hallways. Customer and Facility Services The Customer & Facility Services department provided operational services in a professional and safe manner to support all activity at the Centre. BOX OFFICE The Box Office team continued to deliver excellent service to all customers and offered extended hours to meet customer needs. This season 40% of overall sales took place online. Pick Your Own Seats online was introduced and a new online sales report system was launched to provide daily reports. Access Management system allowing barcoding and scan ticket scanning was installed. Bi-monthly training meetings were held for Customer Service Representatives to keep them abreast of the goings-on at the Centre. We continued to hire CSRs with a second language to reflect Mississauga’s diversity in population. Staff offered services in French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Serbian, Russian, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Urdu, Bengali, and Tagalog. TECHNICAL The technical team, which includes services of NASCO Staffing Solutions, supported more than 300 events. FRONT OF HOUSE The Front of House team continued to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all events. The usher recruitment program involved two open house events. This is an opportunity for those interested in volunteering to speak with staff and experienced volunteers to gain a better understanding of what is required. VOLUNTEERS Our 215 volunteers, including 125 adults continued to play a vital role in providing customer service. They assisted in front line service positions in the theatres, the gallery, reception, information desk and at special events. The youth program involved 90 student volunteers. While one volunteer, Joanne Whitford reached a milestone of 16 years of service, 15 volunteers reached 15 years and three volunteers reached 10. In November, at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner, a number of volunteers were acknowledged with awards including Volunteer of the Year to Frank Thompson; Award of Distinction to Fred Meridew; Award of Excellence to Beth Harris; Special Awards of Recognition to Raja Ali Rayyan, Deborah Sobon, Pauline Woodley, Teresita Cervantes, Larry Sturino and Nailah Jawaheer Volunteer Volunteer of of the the Year Year Frank Frank Thompson Thompson with with CEO CEO Ron Ron Lenyk Lenyk The Volunteer Social Committee met throughout the year and held a pot-luck dinner in March and the Annual Summer BBQ in August. This year we implemented the requirements of the AODA Customer Service Standard by creating corporate and public policies along with ensuring all staff, volunteers and contractors received documented training. The compliance notice to the provincial government was issued. The Joint Health & Safety Committee met quarterly and inspected all areas of the Centre to ensure a safe and healthy environment. Joanne Whitford 16 Years of Service THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 / 13 11 Marketing Services LIVE RESTAURANT The Marketing and Communications Services group continued to support and promote the LAC in growing ticket sales; achieving full registration in courses and camps and building LAC’s brand in the community. Overall marketing and promotion of LAC Presents utilized proven marketing methods. The season brochures quantity was increased to 240K to help promote our 15th anniversary. Brochures were distributed in Mississauga as well as the outlying communities of Oakville, Etobicoke, Brampton, Milton and Georgetown Print media was primarily utilized to promote the season and the Centre and was supplemented by radio and online advertising, our website and social media, including Facebook and Twitter. Facebook advertising and targeted re-marketing programs were the focus of online activity. LIVE restaurant was marketed with internal signage, flyers, website exposure, e-newsletter reminders, advertising support and mobile signs for special events. New signage was placed on the east side of the building promoting the restaurant. ARTS for Life Patron Club The Arts for Life Patron Club membership program was launched in the 2012-13 season at the inaugural Customer Appreciation event. The membership offers two levels of participation; the Red Carpet level at $100 and the Stage Door level at $50. Since the launch we have secured 81 Red Carpet and 44 Stage Door members. ARTS for for LIFE ARTS LIFE OVERVIEW 2012 – 2013 ARTS for LIFE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP FORM SUBMIT TO: BOX OFFICE 4141 LIVING ARTS DRIVE,MISSISSAUGA, ON L5B 4B8 NAME Ethnic online and print media helped increase exposure for ethnically relevant performances. PATRON NO: ADDRESS CITY PROVINCE HOME PHONE NO. EMAIL ADDRESS STUDIO ARTS/GALLERY MEMBERSHIP ORDER: Membership Level Studio arts programming including community courses, camps, school programming and workshops and camps benefitted from targeted marketing programs. STAGE DOOR RED CARPET OUTREACH (In addition to Gold Level) Outreach marketing at community events and festivals was expanded to include the Santa Claus Parade, Waterfront Festival, Bread and Honey Festival, Rotary Ribfest, Canada Day, and Family Day. The summer outreach program was heavily marketed supported with direct mail flyers, strategically positioned in neighbourhoods ◆ First choice of tickets and reservations in LIVE Restaurant ◆ Ability to renew same seats ◆ Free ticket exchange within 48 hours of performance ◆ Annual Membership Appreciation Event ◆ Membership E-newsletter ◆ Reminder notification one week before performance ◆ Last Minute promotions ◆ VIP Membership Card ◆ Behind the scenes tour (up to 12 guests) ◆ 10% Discount in LIVE Restaurant ◆ One RBC Show for $10 per ticket if 3 shows are purchased ◆ 20% Discount on 1 Adult LAC Community Courses per 12 Price $50 $150 calendar year ◆ Disocunts on partnership programs (begins 2013–2014 season) METHOD OF PAYMENT – Circle the method of payment: Credit Card (Circle one) – ❍ VISA ❍ MasterCard ❍ American Express Card No: ❍ Cash Expiry Date: ❍ Debit ❍ Cheque – Cheque No. Authorization No. ❍ Gift Certificate – Gift Certificate No. FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY: Notes: THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 / 13 POSTAL CODE BUSINESS PHONE NO. CSR SUPERVISOR Date of Order: LIVE Restaurant / Corporate Sales OVERVIEW Room rentals, catering and restaurant business shortfalls resulted in revenues being $42,000 less than the previous year. With strong cost controls the net deficit was only $16,000 greater than last year. The pre-show dinner and post show dessert sales enjoyed success with increased attendance despite less LAC Presents shows. We also experienced higher attendance in the restaurant for promotions including Valentine’s Day Dinner, Easter and Mother’s Day brunch. Corporate rental business was adversely affected by the loss of Sheridan College and Queen’s University. Both clients moved to their own space. This part of our business generates strong revenues in support of our arts activities. Dinner Dinner Party Party in in RBC RBC Theatre Theatre Trade Show in Atrium Conference Reception in Atrium Lobby Bar in Atrium Dinner Party in LIVE Restaurant THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 / 13 13 Fundraising OVERVIEW SPONSORSHIP In 2012-2013 fundraising totaled $340,000 with $231,000 in grants and corporate Our supplier donations program brought in $14,300 with donations from Affair Party Rentals, Allseas Fisheries Corporation, Ecolab, Everist Brothers, The Pearl Trading Company and Ruwan’s Culinary Inc. donations. We received a grant for an Ontario Dances Project through the Ontario Arts Council; a grant from Canadian Heritage supporting LAC Presents through its Canada Arts Presentation Fund and grants from the City of Mississauga Arts and Culture division and the Community Foundation of Mississauga for our community outreach program. TD Financial Group, RBC, Pratt and Whitney Canada, Clements Corporate Car Services,Pepsico Canada, Mother Parkers and Hilton Garden Inn Mississauga The Hazel McCallion Arts for Life Gala sponsorships totalled $29,400 in cash with donations from Royal Bank of Canada, TACC Construction Ltd., IPEX Inc., Pepsico Canada and YourMississaugaBiz.com. Jackson-Triggs Estate Wines, Mary Kay One Woman Can, Clements Corporate Car Services and Rogers TV supported the Gala with in-kind donations. Airport West continued to support arts programs with donations. The Mississauga News was print media sponsor donating $54,400 of advertising PROGRAM INITIATIVES FUND totaled $4,600. Through the Program Initiatives Fund [PIF] the Centre contributed to co-productions with the Chamber Music Society and the Mississauga Choral Society; supported select school performances within LAC Presents and the film series and subsidized theatre rentals for Mississauga Rotaract and Peel Literacy and Values. Individual donations were from RBC Royal Bank in honour of volunteer services Peel District School Board Dance Showcase, Elementary School Exhibition and provided by Christine Middleton, George Barakat, David Boghosian, J.G. Maw Intermediate Music Teachers Association Music Festival were cancelled due to teacher and Dr. David Rosen. labour issues. services and also sponsored Family Day and Canada Day celebrations. Our annual gift program with donations from individuals, staff and Board members THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE ACKNOWLEDGES WITH THANKS THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING: PERFORMANCE SPONSOR SPONSORS CC CorporateCarServices SCHOOL WORKSHOPS & PERFORMANCE SPONSOR PRINT MEDIA SPONSOR SEASON HOTEL SPONSOR KEEPING ARTS ALIVE IN MISSISSAUGA Your tax-deductible donation to the Living Arts Centre helps to ensure that affordable, quality arts events and arts education take place in our city. Your gift will bridge the gap between the cost of running these programs and the amount that artists, students and community members can reasonably pay to attend. To Donate, call 905.306.6196 or visit www.livingartscentre.ca/support Living Arts Centre Registered Charitable Tax Number: 0958066-22 THE LIVING ARTS CENTRE MISSISSAUGA I ANNUAL REPORT 12 / 13 14 Finance Financial results for the year ended August 31, 2013 were better than those budgeted. The excess of revenues over expenses in the unrestricted fund was $363,000 compared to a budget of $129,000. Revenue from operations was $7,086,000 compared to $6,885,000 the previous year. Amortization for the year was $1,051,000. Historically, the Centre has reported to its Board and Council on results before amortization. This is because the major part of the annual amortization is related to the shortfall in initial fundraising underwritten by the City and classified as leasehold improvements on our balance sheet. We continue to be in a strong financial position. Working capital at August 31, 2013 was $718,000. Our net assets were negative $355,000 as at August 31, 2013. On December 11, 2013 the City of Mississauga Council forgave the outstanding balance of the corporation’s capital loan of $5,952,000. Consequently, net assets are now in excess of $5 million. 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