This past Saturday the board of Center Stage Jackson met for its annual retreat at the Ella Sharp Museum. Board member Doug Meyers presented President Susan Murphy with a check for $850 from the Consumers Energy Foundation.
The check was part of the Volunteer Investment (VIP) Program recognizing organizations where employees and/or retirees have volunteered during the past 12 months. Doug and Don Mansfield filed the request on behalf of Center Stage!
The grant was doubled as a result of the Foundation's CEEPSACER Program. CEEPSACER (CMS Energy Employees Providing Service Around Children's Essential Resources) was established as part of Consumers Energy's commitment to America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth.
The money will be used to continue, strengthen, and extend the reach of the Youth Theatre program begun two years ago. 81 third through ninth grade students auditioned last week for YT's first musical, Enchanted Sleeping Beauty! Earlier grants allowed Center Stage to lower ticket prices for young people making live theatre more accessible.
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