I apologize for the delay in wrapping up my series on the Waco Performing Arts Company. Since I was last posting, I've dealt with a computer crash, the purchase of a new computer, some auditions, a lot of jobs, and a few other things that interrupted my thought process. Sorry again, but I'll wrap it up here.

Rather than summarize everything that I've posted, I'll just leave it up for you to read. Here I want to talk about what will actually make this all happen. The truth is, everything that I've laid out here is entirely achievable. It's possible, it's practical, and it's do-able. But its fate lies in the many hands of the people of Waco. You see, I had a philosophy during my time at the WPAC: I believed that if the success of the organization rose and fell on my presence, then I had failed that organization. The thing is, a responsibility like the success of the Arts in a city can't be left on the shoulders of one person. It's a recipe for failure. This is the kind of thing that requires many hands on deck.

The Board of Directors of the WPAC have done a heroic job keeping activities going as long as they did. They finished the season, which seemed impossible not too long ago. And they've organized quite a bit in the meantime. But they need help. They're going to need additional Board members. They're going to need people to serve on committees. They're going to need feedback and criticism. They're going to need volunteers. They're going to need audiences. They're going to need sponsors. They're going to need donors. They're going to need people to help tell their story and spread the word. In other words, they're going to need you. There's something for everyone to do, no matter your age, your experience, your talent, your ability, your availability, or your resources.

There's a very good chance if you're living in Waco that you know someone involved with one of the Arts groups that I've listed. If so, now is the time to encourage them to start considering this plan. Now is the time to start sowing seeds of resource sharing, collaboration, cooperation, advocacy, and organization.

This plan is being forwarded on to the WPAC Board of Directors in a formal manner at their request. How long it takes to implement is quite up in the air. But a number of details here are directly in your control. Make it your collective will to accomplish as many of those things as possible. And remember that what I said earlier is still true, Waco will be exactly the city that it wants to be. It's up to you to make it that city. Good luck and God bless