{"id":73054,"date":"2016-02-03T07:04:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T12:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=73054"},"modified":"2016-02-03T07:04:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T12:04:49","slug":"know-a-npac-volunteer-thank-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2016\/02\/03\/know-a-npac-volunteer-thank-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Know a NPAC volunteer? Thank them!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Certain situations remind me of the value of a Niswonger volunteer.\u00a0This past weekend, Million Dollar Quartet<\/em> was in town for a Sunday evening performance.\u00a0Tickets ranged from $30 to $55.<\/p>\n

The show arrived in Van Wert Sunday morning at 9.\u00a0There to meet them was an army of volunteers, along with a few union workers needed to fill the labor requirement dictated in the contract.\u00a0A total of 16 volunteers worked beside 12 Fort Wayne union laborers to move the show in from the two 53-foot semi-trailers. There were also riggers, weight loaders, carpenters, flymen, electricians, sound, props, wardrobe, runners, and loaders who were needed to make this show appear on our stage.<\/p>\n

Although we sometimes need to hire laborers, there are a number of local people who find it in their heart to volunteer out of civic duty.\u00a0I think (hope!) they enjoy being a part of a team that makes a touring Broadway show happen in our hometown.\u00a0They get very little other than a pat on the back and an occasional \u201cattaboy!\u201d\u00a0 And I\u2019m not sure that they even really think much about the value to others they create by their volunteerism.\u00a0I would venture to wage that they save every ticket buyer $10-$15 on the price of their ticket because of their volunteerism.\u00a0If we had to hire everyone to accomplish the required work of these touring shows, it would definitely affect the cost of the show.<\/p>\n

I only hope these people realize the value of their efforts!\u00a0 I know there are many who have become fraternal brothers and sisters in the backstage crew of the Niswonger.\u00a0There is something about working a show that gives a person a good feeling of accomplishment.\u00a0 When the audience applauds at the end of a show, much of that applause should be humbly received by these volunteers.<\/p>\n

We cannot say \u201cGod bless you\u201d enough, volunteers.\u00a0All of you: backstage crew, front of house, box office workers, concession workers, and on and on: you are truly the engine that makes the Niswonger tick.\u00a0Many performing arts centers, theatres, etc., are not as blessed as we are.\u00a0 It\u2019s just another good reason to live in a community that cares like Van Wert.\u00a0Thank you!\u00a0I would love to start naming names, but I\u2019m sure I would leave some off the list.\u00a0There are so many of you.\u00a0 So, for now, just know that I, with many others, say a hearty \u201cthank you!\u201d and receive our token \u201cattaboy\u201d and a pat on the back.<\/p>\n

This Saturday is the annual OMEA High School Solo & Ensemble Contest.\u00a0That means our Van Wert County Foundation sponsored Young Artist Recital will be two weeks later.\u00a0The date this year for our recital is April 21.\u00a0As in the past, it will be held at First United Methodist Church and begin at 3 p.m.\u00a0 It is a showcase of the best performances from young talented students of Crestview, Lincolnview, and Van Wert high schools. I wish all of them success and hope they are working diligently on their pieces because I hope to see them on our recital. \u00a0I also hope to see you there as we encourage the youth of our county through music.<\/p>\n

FIN\u00c9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Certain situations remind me of the value of a Niswonger volunteer.\u00a0This past weekend, Million Dollar Quartet was in town for a Sunday evening performance.\u00a0Tickets ranged from $30 to $55. The show arrived in Van Wert Sunday morning at 9.\u00a0There to meet them was an army of volunteers, along with a few union workers needed to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-26 12:58:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73054\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}