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$8,071 donated from January 2020 to the postponement of the original concert ten weeks later in March 2020
$550 donated between March 23, 2020 and December 31, 2020 - a pandemic year
$4,400 donated in 2021 - still a pandemic year
$4,100 donated in 2022 up to September 30
$3,490 donated on the day of the concert, October 2, 2022, some in person, some through the website for a total of $20,611!

The additional cash received at the door on the day of the concert brings the total up to $21,300! Had the Queensway not been closed on the day of the concert, the cash at the door would have been even higher! - but we really want to thank all of you who braved your way downtown in spite of the closed roads to attend and support the concert!

During this same period, an additional amount of $7,000 was also received for Pro Organo though without a direct connection to the fund-raising - most of that was a single bequest - and so Pro Organo is farther ahead by $28,300 than it was before the pandemic! Since Pro Organo sometimes loses several thousand dollars a year in operational terms, this should keep it going for a number of years! Knowing that the Recital Series is financially back in good shape again is a great comfort to us all - thank you, everyone!

We particularly want to thank the artists, Matthew Larkin and Shawn Potter, who played so beautifully on the day, and of course Rachel Laurin who was to have been one of the featured artists in 2020 but who was not available this October. We also want to thank Carleton University who most helpfully co-sponsored the event. And we also want to reiterate our thanks to all of you, people who love organ music, who have so faithfully supported Pro Organo and its work for thirty-five years! Thank you again for all your constant support.

Many thanks to those who came to help at the door on the day - Bob Jones, Heather Rice, Gilles Leclerc, Mai-yu Chan, Ross Jewell, Don and Suzanne Marjerrison, and several others. And of course our thanks go always to Karen Holmes who has so successfully managed Pro Organo for so many years.

All this money the Centre has now raised will keep Pro Organo on a stable financial footing for the next few years; thank you all again for your support. See you at the upcoming Pro Organo concert, when Aaron Tan will be playing at Paroisse St-Clement (Église Ste-Anne) on Monday November 14 at 7.30 pm.
Frances Macdonnell