
Two exciting announcements!
➢ The Avalon Legacy Campaign has reached $1.8 million!
➢ The Give Us a Lift initiative to fund the elevator project has been completed!
Our next challenge is to fund a new HVAC system.
Scroll down to learn more about the Campaign and how you can help.
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The goal of the Avalon Legacy Campaign is to raise $2 million to preserve our theater for future generations. Because the Avalon Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, all donations to the Avalon Legacy Campaign are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. A donation does not carry membership benefits, but it does carry our most sincere gratitude for your support. If you would like to receive the membership benefits, please consider purchasing a membership in addition to your donation.
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The Campaign has nine primary objectives:
- Completed- Jun 2008! Reduce the building mortgage by $200,000
- Completed- Apr 2009! Build out and open the Avalon Theatre Café
- Completed- Oct 2009! Shore up the crumbling vault space and improve the sidewalk in front of the Café
- Completed- Nov 2009! Replace the building’s electrical infrastructure
- Completed- Sep 2010! Restore the Avalon 1 ceiling paint
- To do: Install an elevator to Avalon 2 — funding obtained!
- To do: Install an enhanced lighting system in Avalon 1
- To do: Upgrade to energy efficient heating and cooling systems
- To do: Reduce the building mortgage by an additional $450,000
OVER 1,300 AVALON NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS HAVE CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $1.8 MILLION TO THE CAMPAIGN. JOIN THE AVALON LEGACY CAMPAIGN TODAY AND HELP US REACH OUR $2.0 MILLION GOAL.
Thanks to the funds raised from so many of our friends and neighbors, the Avalon Café was opened in a beautifully renovated space that serves movie-goers and others. In addition, important repairs have been made to the theater’s electrical system. This was a necessary step in the process of installing an elevator. The beautiful ceiling mural in our Avalon 1 theater has been restored and the peeling ceiling paint fixed. Finally, a portion of the mortgage debt has been reduced, thus improving the financial condition of the theater.
We hope you’ll join the Campaign today.
• Learn more about the Avalon Legacy Campaign
• Find out more about the different ways you can give to the Avalon Legacy Campaign
• View list of donors
For more information, please contact Sarah Pokempner by email spokempner@theavalon.org or phone (202) 966-2149.


