Dec. 27, 2018 – West Bend, WI – A generous donation from the West Bend Rotary Club to the Historic West Bend Theatre.
Amy Salberg and Joel Herriges from the Rotary presented a check for $25,000 to Pat O’Connor from the theatre board.
“We support a lot of local endeavors and we just wanted to donate this as the blade is coming down off the theatre,” said Salberg. “We look forward to it going back up.”
O’Connor gave thanks on behalf of the theatre group. “This is kind of a milestone for us our goal was to raise $2 million in public funding and this helps us cap it off,” he said.
The donation happened Thursday as Poblocki Sign Company was in town to remove the iconic sign. It will be refurbished over the next few months with new electronics, sandblasted and a fresh coat of paint.
Click HERE to watch more videos on the removal of the theatre sign.
