Van Wezel Receives Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation Grant

The Van Wezel Foundation has received a $20,000 grant from the Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation. The grant will be used to continue the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall's Total Access to the Arts Program, this program has been funded by the Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation since 2011.

The Total Access to the Arts Program has been designed to provide local families with young children, facing financial challenges, the opportunity to experience several live performances at the Van Wezel over the course of the season free of charge accompanied by a pre-show dinner. The Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation will send up to twenty families to two or more performances during the 2016-2017 main stage season.

The hope is to inspire children who are interested in pursuing the arts to follow their dreams and to create positive family experiences. The families are recruited by collaborations between the Van Wezel Education Department, the Boys and Girls Club, the Laurel Civic Association, Early Learning Coalition, the Alta Vista Eagle Academy and other local organizations.

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