First Stage Announces New HOPE Fund Special Relief Initiative
Milwaukee, WI – September 21, 2020 – First Stage, one of the nation’s leading theaters for young people and families, announced at their annual ImpACT event a new special relief initiative called the HOPE Fund. The purpose of this fund is to help First Stage endure the financial effects related to COVID-19 during the 2020/21 season. Donations to this fund will help support the individuals who provide hope for thousands of young people and families and make it possible for First Stage to continue to transform lives through theater by engaging, enlightening, entertaining and education. All charitable gifts made to the HOPE Fund will be matched 1-to-1, up to $100,000 by the Molitor Foundation.
First Stage is only as strong as its talented team of artistic, administrative and teaching staffs. Managing Director Betsy Corry added, “It is the amazing First Stage team that continues to focus on delivering our mission of transforming lives through theater to our community’s young people, families and educators. Support of the HOPE Fund initiative ensures that we can continue to serve!” For more information on the HOPE Fund and on how to donate, please visit www.FirstStage.org/HOPEFund, or contact First Stage Development Director Nancy Clarkin at nclarkin@firststage.org or (414) 267-2938.
To learn more about Through Our Lens – A First Stage Virtual Performance Series, First Stage’s Virtual 2020/21 Season of Plays, please visit www.firststage.org or call (414) 267-2961.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
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