Heart for the Holiday: Theater Hosts DCF Heart Gallery, Toy Drive During Holiday Season

12/07/2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2006

CONTACT: Sheree Marcucci
(203) 755-8483 x 133
marcucci@palacetheaterct.org

PALACE BRINGS HEART FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Theater Hosts DCF Heart Gallery, Toy Drive During Holiday Season

WATERBURY –  In accordance with the spirit of giving and its personal mission statement to the community, the Palace Theater is  helping make the holiday season a little bit brighter for some of Connecticut’s children in need.

From December 12 through January 30, the Palace will host The Department of Children and Families’ Heart Gallery in theater’s mezzanine lobby. The Heart Gallery is a powerful pictorial display featuring the bios and photographs of remarkable children in need of permanent families.  The display was designed by DCF to expose these children to the many people visiting the Gallery, in hopes of locating an adoptive resource. The Heart Gallery relocates every 8 weeks to different locations all over the state.

In addition, The Palace Theater is also one of several partners teaming up with 96.5 TIC FM as a designated drop-off point for the We Are the Children annual holiday toy drive. From November 27 through December 15, the public is welcome to donate unwrapped, new toy donations at the theater’s box office, located at 100 East Main Street in Waterbury. All toy donations will benefit We Are The Children, a not-for-profit organization committed to raising funds for abandoned, battered, disadvantaged and needy children year round.

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About the Palace Theater

The Palace's primary purpose is to revitalize the Greater Waterbury community through the presentation of the performing arts and educational initiatives in collaboration with area cultural and educational institutions. Its mission is to build a strong sense of community and an appreciation for the arts by operating, maintaining and sustaining itself as a financially viable not-for-profit performing arts center that generates a positive artistic, educational, social and financial impact on the Greater Waterbury area. For more information, visit: www.palacetheaterct.org.

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