Scooping the Observer

Jay Kohler — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:33:20 +0000

A little citizen journalism goes a long way – Last week, the Charlotte Symphony had it’s first summer pops concert and encouraged more donations this year as they are facing shortfalls due to funding cuts, etc. Last week, it was well publicized that over $27,000 was raised, 4-5 times more than was usually raised each week last year.

I was looking online today for the figure from June 15th, but couldn’t find anything. A quick e-mail to Meg Whalen at the symphony, however, shows that the fans of the Summer Pops series continued their generosity!

We collected $29,130! Even more than the first weekend. We did not release the number publicly, but will anounce it at the concert this Sunday. We are thrilled! Thanks so much for your interest.

Lets go for over $30,000 next Sunday!

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Scooping the Observer