The Foundry Art Centre is stepping up its fundraising efforts with the addition of a full-time development director. Kathryn Feldt is the five-year-old nonprofit’s first development director. “My job is telling the Foundry’s story and presenting everything the art center ...

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O’Fallon names citizens of achievement The city of O’Fallon has named the recipients of this year’s four Citizens of Achievement awards. The award winners will be honored as parade marshals in the city’s July 4 Heritage & Freedom Fest parade, ...

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If it is to succeed, the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles must have a smaller and more involved board of directors, improve its fundraising operation and more effectively market the facility. Those are just a few of the recommendations found in an operational audit of the facility. City officials last year hired Philadelphia-based Global Spectrum, the management firm that operates the St. Charles Convention Center, to conduct the audit after the FAC's board asked the city for $100,000.

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