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2014 Issue #9

Refer to these newsletters for all of your UPAF Ride for the Arts news and updates!

SURVEY SAYS

WHAT DID YOU THINK?

Thank you for participating in the 2014 UPAF Ride for the Arts, sponsored by Miller Lite. The Ride was a great success, thanks to the more than 6,000 riders, more than 600 volunteers and numerous sponsors. More than $550,000 was raised for the performing arts in Southeastern Wisconsin.

We are always looking to improve and would greatly appreciate if you could take a few moments to provide us with feedback about your Ride experience, using the survey below.

Rider Survey

If you complete the survey by Monday, July 14, you will be eligible to win a pair of tickets to UPAF Day at Miller Park. The game is on Thursday, July 24, at 7:10 p.m., Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets.

Your opinion is valuable to us. Thank you for supporting the performing arts in Milwaukee.

Save the date for next year's Ride - Sunday, May 31, 2015. We look forward to seeing you then!

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IN MEMORY

WILLIAM "BILL" RANDALL, UPAF FOUNDER, PASSES AWAY

Everyone at UPAF is saddened by the recent passing of Bill Randall, one of the founders and the first president of UPAF. He passed away on Monday, June 23, at the age of 83.

Bill was a driving force behind the creation of UPAF when the new Performing Arts Center -- now known as the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts -- was being completed. At that time a group of community leaders were concerned that if the major performing arts groups were not financially stable, the new center was in jeopardy of being underutilized.

Thus, UPAF was born in 1967 with the mission to help major performing arts groups be sustainable. There was no paid staff during Bill's term as president, so he operated the organization out of his law office. Workplace Giving Campaigns at local companies began during his tenure, which led to a significant increase in the number of donors.

In 2012 UPAF awarded Bill the Maestro Award for his tremendous impact to and lifelong support for the performing arts in Southeastern Wisconsin.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - COLECTIVO COFFEE

The newest Colectivo Coffee cafe is now open in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward at
223 E. St. Paul Ave.

Since 1999 Colectivo has been quietly creating all the scratch-baked goodies you have come to love in their cafes. After 15 years they decided it was time to give their behind-the-scenes bakery its own identity - introducing "Troubadour Bakery."

2014 RIDE JERSEY

The 2014 Ride for the Arts cycling jersey is for sale online. Click here to purchase. Supplies are limited!

STAY CONNECTED!

For the latest information about the Ride, visit www.UPAFRide.org as well as www.facebook.com/upafrideforthearts and www.twitter.com/upafride.

Be sure to use #UPAFRide when you post your
2014 Ride for the Arts photos to Twitter and Instagram!