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GOAL
$4.5 Million

$3,500,000 has been pledged to the Friends of the Strand

The Friends of the strand need to raise a total of $4.5 Million, $3.75 million for construction, furnishings, and equipment and $750,000 for the endowment of future operations.

Engrave Your Name in the Walk of Fame

The restoration of the 1935 Strand Theatre promises to bring to life a beloved historic landmark where you’ll enjoy films – classic and new – and a range of live entertainment. Restoring this theatre is a rare chance to do something special for this community.

The Friends of The Strand, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group that formed to save the Art Deco theatre, needs to raise $4.5 million for the construction, furnishings, equipment, and start-up operations at The Strand. Over 1,000 people have already supported The Strand. You can too. Take a walk on The Strand’s Walk of Fame.

Please consider making a tax-deductible gift today. Engrave your name in history by filling out a Strand brick pledge card and mailing it to:

Friends of The Strand
PO Box 4186
Marietta, GA 30061

BRICK COMMEMORATIONS

8 x 8 Brick Dedications

TOM MCCLESKEY

CAROL ANN KING -GRANDCHILDREN- / EVAN LAWSON SYDNEY / ETHAN MADISON /
CHRISTINA
SAMPLES SOUTHEAST
R.W. "BOB" GRYDER / STRAND MANAGER / 1946 - 1950
TOM AND BETTY PHILLIPS
THE BOTTOMS GROUP
FRED & MYRLE KELLEY / E.R. & BLANCH HOLBROOK / MIKE & PEGGY K. HOLBROOK
THE JUDGES / ROBINSON
BLUE SKY / EXHIBITS
JOANNE MAZULA / DEDICATED 05-21-08
DR TONY & CAROLE / MUSARRA
IN MEMORY OF / SUZANNE MITCHELL / BISHOP / LOVE TONI MITCHELL / STOUGHTON
THE GEORGIAN CLUB / INDIAN HILLS CC / FUTREN CORPORATION
IN HONOR OF / EARL & TERRI / REECE
S.A. WHITE / OIL COMPANY / 1926

4 x 8 Brick Dedications

JUDY AND WARREN
GORDON

THE BRIGHT SIDE
COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS

BILL AND CINDY
WOODS
2008

SANDI RICHMOND / HAL DAVIS / 2005

PRIL AND PAUL BUEGE

GOOLSBY
BILL AND DEBBIE
MEREDITH AND ANNA

ALYCE AND HARRY
MANER
DECEMBER 1, 1941

EDUIN AND CHRISTY
ROSELL

KEN AND EVELYN / PIEHL

GEORGIA DANCE / CONSERVATORY
LAMAR C. HAWKINS / USHER 1957
PETITE AND MIKE / HARPENAU / JULY 23, 1977
STEPHEN W. IMLER
GLENN & CHARLOTTE / SIMMONS
MARVINA AND GUY / NORTHCUTT, JR.
IN HONOR OF / JEREMY LEDBETTER
BRITTANY BRANDON / ZOIE ELLIE LEA / OLSZESKI & LUCY
JEFF, MARIA&SANDERS / RAGSDALE / MAY 2008
TIM AND LINDA / BRADIGAN
GRANDDAUGHTER / SAVANNAH B / 08-07-2007
GRANDSON / BRADY S / 02-28-2008
GRANDSON / NICHOLAS B / 05-21-2005
CINDY AND HENRY / BOHN - IN HONOR OF / EARL SMITH
TREVOR & REBECCA / JORDAN / JOE, ISA, & LILY
DONALD D SAULS / NAM PURPLE HEART / OCT 1948 JUNE 2007
SCARLETT & / SUZI DAVENPORT
RICK BRINKMAN
TAYLOR BRINKMAN
LIBBY BRINKMAN
CAROL MOORE
JENNIFER AND / VERNON TAYLOR
IN HONOR OF / SAM HUFF, PHB / LOVE, DI
JUDGE KEN O. NIX
MARGARET AND NEIL / BARFIELD
TOM AND BARBARA / BROWN
RON AND CHERYL / BAER / 26 NOVEMBER 1977
KORNFIELD FAMILY /
MARC, NANCY, RYAN /
ANGELA & AMANDA
CONLEY & SYLVIA / INGRAM
IN HONOR OF / EARL SMITH / FROM LIZ SUDDERTH
THE JONES FAMILY / ANDREW, ASHLEY / RUTTY, ELLA & REID
BETTY EDWARDS & / RITCHIE DAVIS / 04-10-1971
JIM & DEBBIE / KING
IN MEMORY OF / SMITTY SPRINKLE / BY GWEN S BEARDEN
LEE AND LINDA / BROADHURST / 2008
DAN & MARY / GUILL
THE MARTINS / WALTER & JUDY / RUSSELL TOO
STEVE & KATHY / KILGORE / DECEMBER 21, 2003
CAROLE KELL / DEBBIE BUTLER / TRIBUTE COMMITTEE
TIM & VALERIE / KELLEY
CAROLINE GRATWICK / NATALIE GRATWICK / 2008
HALL, MAC, JOHN, LUKE / SPEED FAMILY / 2008
DON & ANN / KELLER
THE BRAUND'S / RICK-CHERYL-EMILY / MAY 2008
MR AND MRS / HENRY W COLLINS
PAUL LESUEUR / 1945 - 2007
JIM & CECELIA DUNN
STERLING STEPHENS
GILBERT STEPHENS
ANN MARIE STEPHENS
DON & TERRY / FOSTER / AUG 20 2008
BILL & BECKY / GRONENTHAL
COUNCILMAN / PHILIP M. GOLDSTEIN / 1958
ELISE B. GOLDSTEIN / 1959
JOSEPH R. GOLDSTEIN / 1993
DAVID W. GOLDSTEIN / 1996
HERBERT S. GOLDSTEIN / 1923
MARY S. GOLDSTEIN / 1932
PHILIP GOLDSTEIN / 12/10/1878 - 5/20/1956 / SIVAN 10, 5716
ROSE S. GOLDSTEIN / 9/16/1899 - 7/9/67 / TAMMUZ 1, 5727
TOM & JO PETTETT
PAT AND RED / CHILTON
THE ELBERFELDS
GEORGIA ROYAL
IN HONOR OF / DONNA SHARON CARTER / RON CARTER 2008
ROBIN AND PENNY / BURRUSS
BRAD AND MEGHAN / JACK,HARRY,TEDDY / RESPESS
VAL AND ASHLEY / ANNA,HENRY / AKOPOV
JOHN, MARIE / KELLY, CAITLIN / AND KOREY ROSS
CHARLES & SANDRA / GARGIULO
JOE & JO DESANTIS
BENJAMIN AND / SHERI UNDERWOOD / 2008
JOHNSON AND / LILLIAN WANG
JASON AND CARRIE / BAKER / 2008
LISA A ROSSBACHER / DALLAS D RHODES
PAUL ROSS
CAROLINE ROSS
PHILLIPA & KEMPER / ANDERSON / MAY 2008
CHERYL TEAGUE
ROBERT AND VICKY / LEEDY
HORACE LOUDERMILK FAMILY / LOUDERMILK STUDIO
SIDNEY CLOTFELTER / BY ALICIA & JIM / WILLOUGHBY
RICHARD AND CHERYL / FORRESTER
IN HONOR OF / ELLIS ROY & / PATRICIA MABERY
NANCY G SHIPLEY / AND / NORMAN M SHIPLEY
DR JAMES & LINDA / HUTSON & FAMILY
JIM & GENEVA MARTIN
KEN & WANDA MARTIN
KELLY & KELLY MARTIN
ROBERT FELDSER / FOX JEWELRY CO / GAIL F NATTER
LENDLEY C BLACK / "LYNN"
CONNIE R BLACK
THE / BUDAY / FAMILY
GRACE & LIBBIE / WEINER / 2008
TOMMY AND GAIL / TURNER
ELITE / TELECOM / SERVICES
ALBERT "AL" / CAIN
J.T. "JAKE" HARTLEY / ANNIE IRENE HARTLEY
CHARLES,BECKY, CHAD / RYAN,EMILY&LOLA / ROBERTSON
PATRICK H. HEAD / DISTRICT ATTORNEY / COBB JUD. CIRCUIT
BEVERLY M. COLLINS / JUDGE / COBB STATE COURT
ALFRED MONIQUE / & ESTELLE CARRAZ / LE CAFÉ CRÊPE 1986
TERRY & / CINDY BLYTHE
BECKY SAGER / SARA COCHRAN
IRVING T STALEY MD / ANNE H STALEY RN / AUGUST 22 1950
DONNA, JOHN / MELISSA & SARA / DIEHL
ANNA, ROSS / AND CALLIE / MERRIMAN
MIKE AND SARAH /ALBERTY / AUGUST 8, 2008
AARON GARDNER & / DUSTIN MCNEELY / 2007
RICHARD L. BROWN / PROJECTIONIST / 1948
DR. HARLON CRIMM / DR. JO ANN CRIMM
GAIL AND PAT / DOBBINS / DEC. 2, 1967
TOM, LIZ, STEPHEN, / ANDREW, JOHN AND / WILLIAM LINTNER
LILLI ANN OLDFIELD / JUNE 8, 1960 / JANUARY 18, 2008
THOMAS AND / RUTH ERWIN / 2 - 14 - 1977
KIWANIS CLUB / OF / MARIETTA
JOHN AND CHERYL / PATRICK AND BETHANY / CROOKS
WINNIE / LITCHFIELD / 6-23-1999
GEORGE EDWARD / LITCHFIELD II / 11-04-1996
PETE & LETHA / CASH JORDAN
PATSY SPINKS / AND / HYLTON DUPREE, JR.
CAROL JONES NOBLE
IN MEMORY OF / JAMES E COFFEY / LYNDA
ROB & GAYE / JOHNSON / 2008
JOHN & BETTY / CHRISTIAN & EMILY / RHODES
IN LOVING MEMORY / OF OUR AUNT / DOROTHY SWIATEK
IN LOVING MEMORY / OF OUR UNCLE / ROBERT SWIATEK
RUSSELL CLAYTON
SALLIE & STEVEN / TANNER
DAVE & KRISTY / SCHMOYER
THE ANSTINES / CECELIA, BOB, HUNTER / LISA, ELLIOTT & ABBY
MICHAEL DONAHOO / ACWORTH, GEORGIA
MARK AND KAREN / KIRKPATRICK
MERRISA AND FRANK
HARRY & JUDY DUPRE
BILLY RAY BURKETT / JUNE 15, 2008
EARL BRICKER / BARBARA BRICKER / SEPTEMBER 2008
IN MEMORY OF / CAROL SUE CARLISLE / DONNA CARTER 2008
THE KALEMBER'S / GARY AND SHARON / SAVANNA
BOB AND PEGGY / ELSBERRY
VICTOR AND JANET / ROLON
VERLON, JEANNE / LARRY, KAREN & / MICHAEL DAVIS
DOT & BILL / DUNAWAY
SUSE ANN GRESH
PARADOCS
MARK ENGLAND / PROJECT MANAGER / 2007-2008
STEVE RINDERLE / JOB SUPERINTENDANT / 2007-2008
THE LANTZ FAMILY / ROY & BONNIE /
LINDA & BOB HAMILL / ATLANTA GEORGIA / 12/02/06
JAMES / PARIS / ZIMMERMAN
JIM & SALLY RHODEN
JODI RHODEN, DUNCAN / MACFARLANE & JASPER / MACFARLANE RHODEN
JAY & MELISSA / RHODEN
MITCH, LANE & / HENRY RHODEN
HONORING / JACK E. WILSON / A FRIEND
PATTY SMITHERMAN / SUE WOOTTON / A FRIEND
DONNA TULLER / JUDY MEADOWS / A FRIEND

 

Friends of the Strand, Inc. • PO Box 4186 • Marietta, GA 30061• Office: 678-569-1321