Carson Valley Arts Council Executive Director Sharon Schlegel and President Brian Fitzgerald receive a check for $ 35,000 from T-Mobile Country Manager Ed Romero and CIA Engineering Director Parker.
Photo by Sarah Drinkwine.
The Arts Council Carson Valley was the first recipient of a $ 35,000 grant in Nevada on June 15 from T-Mobile’s Hometown Grant.
T-Mobile Country Director Ed Romero and Carson City staff presented the donation to Art Council Executive Director Sharon Schlegal and President Brian Fitzgerald. Schlegel proposed and submitted an application for a grant.
“We’re happy to be part of the community and give back,” Romero said. “As a child of the performing arts, the choir and the theater, I was so excited to give this donation to the Carson Valley Arts Council.”
The grant program was launched in April 2021 in support of projects that boost economic growth in small towns across America.
The Copeland Building was listed in the Nevada Historical Register in May and is being transformed into a performing arts theater.
“We are very pleased to have received this donation and with the funds we can obtain construction costs and assessments, pledge and continue the project.” said Schlegel.
Romero said T-Mobile presents these grants each year to highlight rural areas and acknowledges that T-Mobile supports these areas with more than just a wireless network.
“We may be a big company, but we operate as a small company and we are really trying to give back and support the communities we serve,” he said. “These are opportunities I want to see in my community and I want my kids to experience them.”
Douglas District 3 Board of Commissioners Chairman Mark Gardner said he was looking forward to building a theater for the community.
“Art goes beyond just the paintings on the wall,” Gardner said. “The building itself is a work of art. I really see the need for this kind of building in our community. “
“We just want to thank community members, including Douglas County Governor Patrick Cates, Minden City Governor JD Frisby, Public Services Director Scott Morgan, Gardnerville City Governor Eric Nilssen, Visitor Authority, and T-Mobile, who have all been very supportive and appreciated. them and the community for their support in making this happen, ”Schlegel said.
T-Mobile will post a national notice on its website on June 29 with other grant recipients, highlighting Douglas County and the Arts Council.
For more details on how to apply for a Hometown grant, visit www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants
The Arts Council received a $ 7,000 grant from the Francis C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation. The donation will assist the nonprofit organization in its work, which manages the Copeland Cultural Arts Center and expands its art programs.
“We would like to personally thank Suzy Stockdale and the Smallwood Foundation for their generosity and support,” Schlegel said.
“Such support allows the Arts Council to have an established organizational structure that brings world-renowned entertainment and artists to the entire Douglas and Western Nevada counties, and enables the Council to fulfill its mission and project priorities, such as youth art education,” he said. . Fitzgerald.
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