924 GILMAN (BERKELEY, CA) NEEDS HELP

Berkeley, California punk rock/hardcore, metal, DIY club 924 GILMAN needs help. The all ages club is in danger of closing with rent and overhead increases. 924 GILMAN encourages the general public to donate to keep this DIY/all ages institution alive.
FROM 924 GILMAN: On July 1, 2010 our rent will increase to nearly $7000.00 a month (as of now it’s approximately $4300.00), jeopardizing the future of 924 Gilman.

A little background…

The club’s rent has been increasing every year for the last twenty three years, and up until now we’ve been able to make the adjustments needed to compensate for those increases, but what we are facing now is the equivalent of having twenty years of rent increases condensed into one, and once it goes into effect the clock will begin to tick away as we struggle to generate the extra $31,000.00 a year needed to cover this massive rent hike.

We need your support!

Please use the donate button below and give whatever you can to help 924 Gilman face this latest challenge to our existence. If you make a donation of $25.00 or more, then we will send you a Gilman t-shirt or tote bag as a token of our appreciation. Please add special instructions when you make a donation indicating your t-shirt size.

Thank you in advance for all of your help.
LOG ON TO 924 GILMAN Str.WEBSITE to donate: http://www.924gilman.org/blog/?p=116

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-