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Volunteer at The Arts Center
Volunteers are the backbone of AACA. Arts supporters can participate in a variety of means with different degrees of time commitment.
We call our volunteers Arts Ambassadors. These ambassadors can:
Help with administrative tasks
Support "front of house" during events (pass out programs, sell concessions)
Host receptions and decorate for events
Build and paint set pieces
Lift heavy things
Join committees and offer strategic insight and help execute programs and events like our concert series and the Gala
Learn about and consider board service
THANK YOU TO OUR MARCH VOLUNTEERS!
Heather Andrew, Heather Atkinson, Michelle Dannel, Emily Forrest, Ashley Irvin, Kristin Johnston, Andrew Kimball, Lindsey Kimball, Brenda Martin, Erica Mecherle, Bonita Montgomery, Anne Murray, Myra Patterson, Rusty Patterson, Derek Phillips, Liz Schreck, Karen Siklosi, Christina Sjoberg, Lacey Stewart, Amy Sullins, C. Seth Sumner, Katie Sumner, Pam Thigpen, Katie Trew, Chelsey Willson, Hugh Willson, Laurel Wood, Michelle Wright
EVENTS
Heather Andrew, Gracie Atkinson, Heather Atkinson, Chrissy Baker, Miah Baker, Bob Borwick, Holland Borwick, Kelly Borwick, Talullah Borwick, G. David Brown, Lauren Brown, Jan Burleson, Melonie Carideo, Matthew Crabtree, Michelle Dannel, Matt Dannel, John Duggan, Mia Duggan, Scarlett Duggan, Hannah Ervin, Cody Frasure, Shelley Griffith, Owen Harris, Thomas Harris, Jamie Hays, Kim Hobbs Caldwell, V. Holcomb, Ashley Irvin, Jimmy Jacobs, Kristin Johnston, Willa Johnston, Andrew Kimball, Art Kimball, Ellen Kimball, Lindsey Kimball, Taylor Kimball, Jim Kirkland, Autumn Lowry, Brenda Martin, Natalie Martin, Karilyn Massengale, Cashton McConkey, William McCormick, Erica Mecherle, Kieryn Mecherle, Braxton Medrano, Brayden Medrano, Claire Offutt, Julie Offutt, James Offutt, Sarah Offutt, Tyler Peaden, Charleigh Peaden-Crabtree, Kelly Prince, Charlotte Rains, Matthieu Riojas, Mollie Roderick, Liz Schreck, Caroline Schreck, Dave Siklosi, Patchalyn Simmons, Avery Stamey, Lacey Stewart, Matilda Stewart, Christen Webb, Gracie York
ORGANIZATION/CLEANING
Gracie Atkinson, Andrew Auther, Chrissy Baker, Miah Baker, Kelly Borwick, G. David Brown, Lauren Brown, Jan Burleson, Melonie Carideo, Matthew Crabtree, Michelle Dannel, Matt Dannel, Mia Duggan, Scarlett Duggan, John Duggan, Hannah Ervin, Cody Frasure, Shelley Griffith, Thomas Harris, Jamie Hays, Kim Hobbs Caldwell, Jimmy Jacobs, Willa Johnston, Art Kimball, Ellen Kimball, Taylor Kimball, Jim Kirkland, Alex Lauterbach, Autumn Lowry, Natalie Martin, Karilyn Massengale, Cashton McConkey, William McCormick, Brad McKenzie, Nora McNabb, Kieryn Mecherle, Claire Offutt, James Offutt, Julie Offutt, Sarah Offutt, Tyler Peaden, Charleigh Peaden-Crabtree, Charlotte Rains, Matthieu Riojas, Mollie Roderick, Caroline Schreck, Dave Siklosi, Patchalyn Simmons, Avery Stamey, Matilda Stewart, Christen Webb, Michael Webb, Eric Yates, Morgan Yates, Gracie York
PERFORMERS & CREW
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
RUSTY PATTERSON
While we've quantified the value of volunteer service for the month of March, and a fraction of his labors are included therein, the actual volunteer service AACA receives from Rusty Patterson is pretty inconceivable.
Rusty has been a volunteer performer for decades and after retiring from Bowater, took on AACA's landscaping to honor the memory of his friend Marian as well as the Biddle and Trew families.
Rusty is a two-term board member and has served on the executive committee for several years as Secretary and Vice President.
Overseeing the facilities and grounds committee he has spent weeks working with contractors to support staff in equipment and fixture servicing and updates to help maintain our expanded facility.
During Gala week—when Rusty spent almost as many hours on site as staff members—I told him I was going to buy him a massage gift certificate for all his labor.
His response gets to the heart of why Rusty is a golden man and valued volunteer: "Lauren," he said, "please don't feel the need to do anything special on my behalf. It's just that I see what needs to be done and I do it."
From sharing his beautiful voice to toiling over tedious and difficult tasks - we're so grateful for all the things needing done that Rusty does in service to AACA.