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"More good news for attempts to renovate Plattsburgh's Strand theater.The project just picked up a $150,000 grant.The latest grant is the latest in a string of financial windfalls for the effort to revitalize the former movie theater in the heart of downtown Plattsburgh.news release below :The NCCCA Arts Center is proud to announce that the Charles. R. Wood Foundation has awarded the Strand Restoration project $150,000. The grant written to the foundation was submitted in September of 2011 and the letter of award was received this January, 2012. The Charles R. Wood Foundation was founded in 1978 with its mission to provide assistance to areas of special need in the Lake George Region and surrounding areas. Not-for-profit organizations with an emphasis on programs for children, healthcare and the arts are the beneficiaries of Mr. Wood's generosity. A Board of Trustees oversees the Foundation with a goal to preserve the mission established by Charles R. Wood.  The Foundation has requested, and we are honored, to name The Orchestra Pit for the Charles R Wood Foundation. The Strand Restoration has been restoring the 1924 Vaudeville Theatre from an obsolete movie theatre into a 980 seat Performing Arts Center. This award comes within a month of the announcement of the Strand being named a priority project in the North Country's Economic Plan and the award of $397,000 from Historic Preservation. The Economic Council saw that the Strand Theatre will be an economic boost to the area and could have a $3 to $5 million dollar impact on our local economy each year. A group of local business leaders have formed a capital campaign committee to raise the final funds needed to complete the Strand Theatre restoration. Since this summer, they have received pledges of over $300,000 from local businesses with the thought of being very close to the amount needed to complete the restoration before going public with the campaign. The local donations and the Charles R Wood Foundation award will match our current state and federal grants and we are waiting to receive the contract for the 2012 Historic Preservation grant to discover the match requirements. \"Our vision has always been to create a City Arts Corridor, anchored by The Strand Performing Arts Center,\" said Leigh Mundy, Board President of NCCCA, \"with offerings diverse enough to bring in people from all walks of life and enhance the quality of life for our entire region. With the help of our incredible volunteers, our board of directors and invaluable donations of in-kind materials and monetary gifts from the community, we are close to achieving success.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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