Olivet wins 2008 Governor's Award for the Arts.
2008 Outstanding Leadership & Service to Youth Award: The PAL Center for the Arts Unit of The Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading & Berks County, an arts center and arts mentoring program for high risk students.
Judge Marjorie O. Rendell, First Lady of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, today announced the recipients of the Governor’s Awards for the Arts. The annual awards are a 28-year gubernatorial tradition honoring outstanding Pennsylvania artists, arts organizations, and patrons who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the arts.
“It is my great privilege to announce the recipients of this year’s Governor’s Awards for the Arts,” said the First Lady, who was joined in the announcement by Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Chairman Diane Dalto and Executive Director Philip Horn.
“The winners exemplify the excellence and diversity of the arts in Pennsylvania. Each has made a lasting contribution to our state. Their achievements in the arts are a model for young Pennsylvania artists and an inspiration for all.”
Governor Edward G. Rendell will present the awards at 6:45 p.m. on Nov. 12 at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport.
The Governor’s Awards for the Arts is administered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The council’s mission is to foster the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state. An open call for nominations was issued to arts organizations, artists, arts patrons, elected officials, and members of the public. More than 75 nominations were received.
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