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Berwick Theater Needs Help

Berwick Theater Needs Help - Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 5:51PM EST

BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY -- The theater that sits along Front Street here is in trouble, after heating costs skyrocketed to $4,000 a month this past winter. Now, the community is chipping in to make sure the theater stays there.

"I never dreamed I'd be paying high bills like this," said Vince DiAugustine, who put out a collection jug for movie-goers who could chip in. "People dropped in $5, $1, $50."

Supporters are holding bake sales this weekend at the theater and The Uptown Diner, hoping to help with the bills.

"There's not a whole lot in our community," said Lynette Ruckle of Berwick, who's organizing the bake sale. "We all need to pitch in and keep what's here."

"I want to cry when I find out people want to do something for the theater," added DiAugustine.

But the generosity doesn't stop with the bake sales. Students at Berwick Area High School wanted to help too. Now, members of the Key Club are fundraising for the theater.

"Everyone goes there almost every weekend," said Genette Traugh, a sophomore.

"It's cheap and families can't afford a lot here, and it's a good way to get out and not spend a lot of money," added Kaylee Kresicher, a senior in the Key Club.

"People tell him to raise his prices, but that won't help the community," said Ruckle.

It costs just four dollars per ticket, and the price was just three dollars for more than a decade.

"I'm not interested in being the richest person in the cemetery," said DiAugustine.

But he just might be the richest man, if you're counting the number of people he's helped enjoy an affordable night out.
 


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