Dedham Savings Community Foundation Supports Walpole Footlighters
The Dedham Savings Community Foundation has made a grant to Walpole Footlighters, a longstanding New England theatre organization. Grant funds will be used toward capital improvements, including the purchase and installation of oil tank and lightboard replacements. The Walpole Footlighters play a pivotal role in making theater a community-wide experience, with a special focus on accessibility and inclusion for disadvantaged populations. As a longstanding community theater organization in New England, they provide high-quality performances that are affordable for all, ensuring that the transformative power of the arts is not limited by financial constraints.
ABOUT WALPOLE FOOTLIGHTERS
Walpole Footlighters, Inc. is a longstanding community theater organization in New England offering a wide variety of productions, ranging from classic plays to new works by local playwrights to bring entertainment and thought-provoking storytelling to a broad audience. They provide high-quality performances that are affordable for all, ensuring that the transformative power of the arts is not limited by financial constraints. Their mission is the belief that everyone, regardless of economic status, should have the opportunity to enjoy and participate in the performing arts and to make theater a community-wide experience, with a special focus on accessibility and inclusion for disadvantaged populations.
ABOUT DEDHAM SAVINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Dedham Savings Community Foundation is a privately funded foundation created by Dedham Savings to provide financial support to charitable organizations that serve disadvantaged populations within the Bank’s community reinvestment area. These communities include Dedham, Needham, Norwood, Sharon, South Boston, Walpole, Westwood, and contiguous areas. Typical requests are received from schools, libraries, family service organizations and non-profit organizations.
The Trustees of the Foundation accept grant requests from community organizations and make awards twice per year. Organizations wishing to request funding from the Foundation may apply online at www.dedhamsavings.com/community.
ABOUT DEDHAM SAVINGS
Incorporated in 1831, Dedham Savings is one of the oldest banks in Massachusetts still doing business under its original charter. The Bank delivers technology-driven solutions in a client-centric way to promote the financial success of the individuals, families, businesses, and non-profit organizations in the communities it serves. Dedham Savings manages $2.4 billion in assets through full-service locations and loan offices in Dedham, Needham, Norwood, Sharon, South Boston, Walpole, and Westwood, Massachusetts. Dedham Savings is Member FDIC, Member DIF, and an Equal Housing Lender.