Alliance for the Arts

Think twice before donating to this organization. I was a supporter of this organization, and obviously wont be any longer. I'm a board member for a non-profit organization that does a regular Christmas gift giving program for single mothers and their children. I knew one of the board members there and she offered to be a drop-off location. Unfortunately, I forgot to ask again this year and the location was left on the paper. Two people drove from Naples to drop off a handful of gifts to be delivered to families the next day and they were turned away. Furthermore, I was told they were being extremely rude to the people. I called over to apologize for the confusion, and the receptionist was rude to me, and refused to accept the gifts even for 30 minutes while I drove over there. Out of all the heartless and cruel acts in this world, refusing to hold Christmas gifts for children for 30 minutes has got to be one of the cruelest things I have ever been witness to. The types of 501c3 organizations that become overly concerned about making money that they don't pay taxes on should have their tax status revoked for acts of cruelty.

We arrived to the JJ Grey concert at 6:00, the advertised opening time. We then waited in line over 1-hour to get into the venue due to an inept entrance staff. One person with a security wand. YES, ONE WAND. Damon Fowler only had 2 songs left in his set when we finally got in. An absolutely terrible experience. Also, they had (2) spotlights set up out in the crowd that blocked very critical viewing lanes. Whoever set up this show should have their license revoked.

Think twice before donating to this organization. I was a supporter of this organization, and obviously wont be any longer. I'm a board member for a non-profit organization that does a regular Christmas gift giving program for single mothers and their children. I knew one of the board members there and she offered to be a drop-off location. Unfortunately, I forgot to ask again this year and the location was left on the paper. Two people drove from Naples to drop off a handful of gifts to be delivered to families the next day and they were turned away. Furthermore, I was told they were being extremely rude to the people. I called over to apologize for the confusion, and the receptionist was rude to me, and refused to accept the gifts even for 30 minutes while I drove over there. Out of all the heartless and cruel acts in this world, refusing to hold Christmas gifts for children for 30 minutes has got to be one of the cruelest things I have ever been witness to. The types of 501c3 organizations that become overly concerned about making money that they don't pay taxes on should have their tax status revoked for acts of cruelty.