The
Community Players recently received a grant award of $7225 from
the City of Pawtucket under their Organizational
Support Program
for Pawtucket-based Non-profit Arts Organizations grant program.
This new
initiative, published in late last year was established in
recognition
of the contribution of local arts organizations to the city’s
overall creative economy and visitor industry. Funding from
the grant will be
used to defray annual operating expenses, freeing up funding
for a number of other special projects.
“We’re
thrilled to accept this award from the city, and are very pleased
that Pawtucket recognizes the Community Players’ longstanding
contribution to the local arts scene”, said Dan Kirby, Community
Players President (pictured, left).
Mayor
James E. Doyle (pictured, right) presented the check to the Community
Players in a ceremony held at the Pawtucket Visitors’ Center
on March 10, expressing the city’s commitment to the arts
and hopes for continued funding availability in the future. Other
recipients
included the Sandra
Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, Mixed Magic Theatre, Stone Soup Coffeehouse
and the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative.