Duke Energy Awards $30,000 To The Peace Center's Peace Passport Field Trip Series
The Peace Center has received a $30,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation in support of the 2019-2020 Peace Passport Field Trip Series, one of the Peace Center's Community Impact initiatives.
On the morning of Thursday, Feb. 6, Duke Energy Stakeholder Manager Amanda Dow and Government and Community Relations District Manager Linda Hannon presented a check on stage to the Peace Center's Vice President of Community Impact, Larisa Gelman, just before a performance of Homer's The Odyssey.
"The arts have the power to enhance community vitality and provide a tremendous value to communities," said Hannon. "This is why Duke Energy invests in arts outreach programs like those provided by the Peace Center that provide access to and encourage an appreciation of the arts and culture."
The 2019-2020 Peace Passport Field Trip Series is expected to welcome more than 20,000 students to 44 performances of 16 shows. The series inspires students through productions on the stage, while helping teachers directly connect the experience back to the classroom through free curriculum resource guides, student worksheets and professional development opportunities.
Grant funds like the gift from Duke Energy support scholarship tickets for Title I schools, and the Peace Center has already distributed 5,300 scholarship tickets this season.
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MEAN GIRLS Arts Center of Coastal Carolina (6/24-8/09) |
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Mary Poppins Chapin Theatre Company (7/16-7/26) |
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Rendezvous with Rachel Revere™ MATINEE Spartanburg County Public Libraries Headquarters (7/20-7/20) |
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The SpongeBob Musical Broadway Bound Vista Theatre Project (7/23-7/26) |
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) North Charleston Coliseum Performing Arts Center (1/22-1/24) |
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The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront (2/28-11/28) |
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Rendezvous with Rachel Revere™ Spartanburg County Public Libraries Headquarters (7/20-7/20) |
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Clemson Tigers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Clemson Memorial Stadium (9/19-9/19) |
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Mamma Mia! Koger Center for the Arts (2/23-2/28) |
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A Revolution of Her Own!™ Deborah Sampson Clinton Library Branch (7/19-7/19) |