Jim and Carol Trawick Donate $2.5 Million to Imagination Stage!

Imagination Stage’s Board, staff and friends are celebrating the gift of $2,500,000 from Jim and Carol Trawick. This extraordinary donation, to be given over 10 years, will complete Phase One of Imagination Stage’s “Campaign to Secure the Future,” finishing payment of construction for Imagination Stage’s theatre arts center. Announcement of the gift, at the 30th Anniversary Gala on October 24, was truly a magic moment, greeted with whoops, tears and a standing ovation.

Imagination Stage Founder/Executive Director Bonnie Fogel stated that “Jim and Carol Trawick have made a magnificent gesture to the families in our community. Their gift ensures the sustainability of Imagination Stage now… and forever…. for generations to come. We are inordinately grateful.” Carol Trawick described the gift this way: “It’s all about the children! We’ve seen Imagination Stage grow over the years, following it and supporting it for at least 25 of its 30 years. And the key is that it has remained true to its mission: to bring a wonderful light to children’s lives–the arts, and all of the energy and creativity that it sparks within them. The future echoes the past: the children, the children, the children.”
Phase Two of Imagination Stage’s “Campaign to Secure the Future” is to develop an operating reserve fund, an essential component of a sustainable not-for-profit institution. Thanks to the Trawick gift, Imagination Stage begins Phase Two of the campaign with vigor, enthusiasm and, as always, ambitious plans for fulfilling our mission!

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