First Citizens Foundation Donates $35,000 to Spoleto Festival USA
April 17, 2012
CHARLESTON, SC – April 17, 2012 – The First Citizens Foundation recently donated $35,000 to Spoleto Festival USA to sponsor the production of Noël Coward’s Hay Fever, which will be held May 25-June 10 at the historic Dock Street Theatre in downtown Charleston.
“The First Citizens Foundation is proud to support Spoleto Festival USA,” said Tom Trouche, Coastal Division Executive for First Citizens. “We are pleased that Charleston residents and visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy all of the 2012 Festival activities, and we appreciate the Festival’s efforts to promote the arts in our community.”
“Spoleto Festival USA is thrilled that the First Citizens Foundation has chosen to sponsor the Gate Theatre of Ireland’s highly anticipated production of Noël Coward’s Hay Fever during the 2012 season,” said Nigel Redden, general director of Spoleto Festival USA. “Extraordinary corporate support allows the Festival to present such a rich and varied program every year.”
The First Citizens Foundation has donated more than $100,000 to Spoleto Festival USA since 2008.
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 December 31, 2011, First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc. had total consolidated assets of $8.15 billion. For more information, visit the First Citizens website at www.firstcitizensonline.com.
