First Citizens Foundation Donates $10,000 to the Peace Center
May 15, 2012
GREENVILLE, SC – May 15, 2012 – The First Citizens Foundation recently donated $10,000 to the Peace Center. The donation from the First Citizens Foundation will be used to support the Peace Center’s current renovation and expansion efforts.
The First Citizens Foundation is proud to support the enhancements being made to the Peace Center, said Jimmy Gulledge, First Citizens Upstate Division Executive. The Peace Center has been a driving force behind Main Street redevelopment, and these improvements will further promote the economic vitality of downtown Greenville.
The Peace Center is thrilled to receive this contribution from the First Citizens Foundation to our 20th Anniversary Campaign, said Megan Riegel, president of the Peace Center. First Citizens is a valued partner in our effort to advance the Center’s facilities and campus, ensuring the Peace Center remains an important attraction and catalyst for economic development for many years to come.
About First Citizens
First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc. is the parent company of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. First Citizens Bank offers services in commercial and retail banking through its more than 190 offices in South Carolina and Georgia. As of March 31, 2012, First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc. had total consolidated assets of $8.28 billion. For more information, visit the First Citizens website at www.firstcitizensonline.com.
About the Peace Center
The Peace Center serves 250,000 people each year through performances, as well as through Resident Companies that call the Peace Center home, including the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, South Carolina Children’s Theatre, Governor’s School for the Arts, International Ballet, and Carolina Ballet Theatre. Patrons, spanning many generations and cultural heritages, are predominately drawn from communities in South Carolina, western North Carolina, and northeast Georgia. This number also includes the Center’s Community Outreach program, which serves nearly 50,000 students, teachers, and community members from the aforementioned areas. In addition, thousands of visitors to the Downtown area traverse through the Peace Center’s campus as they explore attractions such as Falls Park or River Place.
By attracting these visitors and patrons, the Peace Center has become an economic engine in Downtown Greenville. The Peace Center averages $25 million of economic impact annually, with 500 jobs, directly and indirectly, attributed to its operations.
The Peace Center’s $21.5 million construction program will raise the Center’s facility to a new level of excellence and reinvigorate the campus as a worthy part of Downtown Greenville. Upon completion, the Peace Center will be positioned to appeal to a new generation of residents.
