Windlesham House School receives donation from ?12 Years a Slave? producer
Independent, West Sussex prep, Windlesham House School, has received an extremely generous, personal donation offer from LA film producer, Arnon Milchan, to provide the funds to renovate its onsite school theatre and creative arts facilities.
Milchan lives locally in Sussex and as a passionate supporter of the creative arts. The producer is keen to support the school in the renovation of its ?Malden Family Theatre?, which was originally built with funds raised by parents of children at Windlesham. The funds will go directly towards new flooring, state-of-the-art LED stage lighting, new, retractable seating to accommodate 300 people and interior redecoration.
Ben Evans, Headmaster at Windlesham House School spoke about the donation. ?We are extremely grateful for Arnon?s generous donation to our school. Our theatre was built back in 1986 and is in real need of renovation and refurbishment, so these funds will make a huge difference to the lives of our children and the whole school community. We plan to recognise his generosity and the legacy it will leave at Windlesham House with a special commemorative plaque and a grand opening, once the works are complete.? Milchan will make regular, personal donations monthly to the school for a period of three years to cover the refurbishment of the performing arts facility at the school, he commented: ?It is an absolute pleasure to be able to support the school in restoring its beloved theatre and to help to bring it firmly into the 2...
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