WalMart to Sponsor Renaissance Theatre Academy
By: BWW News Desk Mar. 24, 2008
White Plains Performing Arts Center's Renaissance Theatre Academy will receive a sponsorship of $40,000 from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. with a ceremonial check presentation. For the second year in a row Wal-Mart has supported the Academy with a major donation. Last year the Theatre Academy received $30,000. Wal-Mart will also provide school items for students of the theatre throughout the year.
The presentation will take place on March 25 at 11:30 at the White Plains Performing Arts Center in White Plains, NY.The White Plains Performing Arts Center is a professional, not-for-profit theatre company that continues to bring innovative and eclectic entertainment and classic Broadway musicals to the heart of Westchester County. The theatre, under the direction of Executive Producer Jack W. Batman, is a 410-seat, $6 million facility that also hosts local, national and international performing artists whose work reflects Westchester's diverse population. The 2007-2008 Season is sponsored by the Louis R. Cappelli Foundation, and made possible, in part, by grants from The City of White Plains and the Westchester Arts Council with funds from Westchester County Government. www.wppac.com. Every week, more than 127 million customers visit Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets, and Sam's Club locations across America or log on to its online store at www.walmart.com. The company and its Foundation are committed to a philosophy of giving back locally. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is proud to support the causes that are important to customers and associates right in their own neighborhoods, and last year gave more than $245 million to local communities in the United States, including more than $11.7 million in New York. To learn more, visit www.walmartfacts.com, www.walmartstores.com, or www.walmartfoundation.org.
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