The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts received another major gift on Wednesday. Winter Park residents, Michael and Deborah Sciarrino, have pledged $1 million toward the project’s endowment.
The gift represents the Sciarrino’s support for the arts and specifically, the community programming the mission-driven Center will offer.
“This project has received enormous support,” Dr. Phillips Center Board Chairman Jim Pugh said in a statement. “We thank the Sciarrino’s for their belief in this project and their commitment to the many ways it will engage the Central Florida community.”
In addition to her work with the Mennello Museum, Deborah is a passionate board member of Central Florida’s Foundation for Success, which provides personal development, financial support, mentorship and friendship for disadvantaged young women pursuing a college education.
The Sciarrino gift is the second endowment pledge in two months. The project currently exceeds $90 million in philanthropic commitments.
