Dear Friends and Families of Ars Flores,

As Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra ends an exciting Ninth Great Season, we are faced with a financial situation that we have never faced before. Although this is not unusual for many cultural organizations this year, it is unusual for us. Because of the economy, our donations are down both from individuals and from foundations. We had to incur $50,000 in debt to pay for our season of performances and educational programs. We have agreed to repay this debt over a four-year period. We are asking you to please help us achieve this goal with a donation of any size. We appreciate anything you can do!

We wish to pay tribute to all of you who have worked so hard to ensure Ars Flores achieve its artistic and educational goals in our diverse South Florida community! For next year, Ars Flores is vigorously pursuing new avenues of income and new grants to help make up for anticipated shortfalls in foundation and private donations. This year, however, we were unable to anticipate this happening.

This year Ars Flores will celebrate its Tenth Anniversary Season! As you know, this is a huge milestone for any cultural organization in South Florida.

We thank you for your support, which is so vital to our success, and look forward to seeing you at every concert next season!

With warm regards,

Lynn Luce and the Ars Flores Board of Directors