DUKE ENERGY DONATES BOOTH ENDOWMENT GIFT

DUKE ENERGY DONATES BOOTH ENDOWMENT GIFT
Charlotte, NC – On Sept. 20, Duke Energy provided the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center with a leadership gift toward the Booth Playhouse Endowment in honor of Doug Booth, a past director at said corporation.
Blumenthal Center president Tom Gabbard said, "This significant corporate contribution will provide ongoing support for the theater already named in Mr. Booth's honor and tangibly honors his key leadership in the creation of the Performing Arts Center. It is yet another way that Duke Energy significantly supports our Center."
Duke Energy currently sponsors the Center’s Broadway Lights Series.
Duke Energy's foundation president, Richard T. "Stick" Williams, said, "Duke Energy is proud to honor Doug's many contributions to the community in this way." Booth served on the Duke Energy board from 1968 until he retired in 1989. His love of music spans from bluegrass to opera, and he generously supports arts in numerous ways around the region.
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