Hospital joins long list of sponsors

By Matt Felice
Staff Writer

The Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center is sponsoring the Brass Band Festival for the first time this year with in-kind donations and volunteer work. The hospital's assistance exceeds the dollar amount needed to qualify it as an official sponsor.

Stuart Arnold, director of community relations for the hospital, said the medical center will help with accommodations for band members. Also, Arnold himself designed the pins and T-shirts for the event and ordered other materials that will be used to raise funds for the festival.

"Our tag line that we use is `Working together for a healthy community,'" said Arnold. "Part of being healthy is carving out time to have fun. It reduces stress and blood pressure. The Brass Band Festival is a positive stress-free event for the community. People don't take enough leisure time these days. We support it because it's a healthy thing for the community."

It beats a lot of other leisure time activities. "It's better than sitting at home in front of the TV eating potato chips," he added.

The total cost of the band festival is $127,000.

The largest expense is transportation and housing accommodations for the bands, which is $52,000.

Production costs are the second largest expense, at $21,000.

Festival coordinator George Foreman said sponsors are essential to the event's success.

Major contributors:

Centre College
City of Danville
Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce
Boyle County Fiscal Court
Danville-Boyle County Tourist Commission
The Advocate-Messenger

Band Sponsors:

Bank One/Danville
Farmers National Bank
National City Bank
Danville-Boyle County Tourist Commission

Sponsors:

ATR Wire and Cable Company, Inc.
AdMart International
The Allen Company, Inc.
Bob Allen Motor Mall
American Greetings Corporation
Anonymous
Caldwell Stone Company
Caudill and Associates Independent Realtors of Danville
Central Kentucky Federal Savings Bank
Dana Corporation
Danville Office Equipment Company, Inc.
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
Great Financial Bank FSB
Holiday Inn Express
Johnson & Pohlmann Insurance
Kentucky Regional MRI
Kentucky Utilities Company
M&M Electric, Inc.
Matsushita Appliance Corporation
National Insurance Agency, Inc.-Louisville
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Red Wing Shoe Company
Rental Plus
Stuart Powell Ford-Mazda, Inc.
Sellers Engineering Company
BellSouth
Stevens Dispos-All Service
Sandra Norvell Thompson in memory of James Charlotte Norvell McConnell
Wade Motor Company

Poster Design:

Trapp Communications, Inc.Lexington

Separations:

Patron Graphics-Fort Thomas

Printing:

Advertiser Printers, Inc.-Lexington

The Great American Brass Band Festival is produced by the Norton Center for the Arts of Centre College.