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Entergy Corporation recently made a very generous donation to River Parish Community Theatre’s “Raise The Roof” campaign, which is helping the local theatre company replace the roof on its new headquarters in the heart of Reserve. The facility, formerly RTC’s main office, was in need of a new roof in order to be deemed insurable.
“Receiving this donation is both exciting and humbling to us. Not only has Entergy’s generosity put us in position to get the roof started, it also speaks volumes about their commitment to our community and to the work we do for that community”, said RPCT President Sean Roussel. “We are truly grateful to their entire team for this wonderful gesture and investment in us.” RTC donated the building to the theatre group this past fall. RPCT had begun to renovate and restore the facility even before then. The new roof will allow the next phase of work to begin inside the building, which is being used to store set pieces, props, and costumes, as well as hold meetings for RPCT. |
RTC (formerly Reserve Telephone Company) recently completed the donation of their old headquarters on West 4th in Reserve to River Parish Community Theatre (RPCT).
Since 2019, the two organizations began forming a partnership to allow the theater group to utilize the building for storage and meeting space.
Prior to the formal donation being made, volunteers from the theater organization dedicated substantial hours to retrofitting and updating the space that most previously housed RTC’s corporate headquarters– all-the-while being consummate caretakers of the property even before RTC’s generous offer.
“Once we witnessed the care and depth of appreciation RPCT had for the property’s historical value, the decision to repurpose this community investment and permanently donate this building to them was an easy one,” said Josh Descant, CEO of REV Broadband – the parent company of RTC, EATEL, Vision Communications and VENYU.
“River Parish Community Theatre – its staff and community supporters – have all been great stewards of this facility and we are similarly proud and excited to be part of their continued growth.” said Katie Klibert, community relations and business development manager for RTC.
River Parish Community Theatre plans to continue to utilize the facility to store sets, props, costumes, and more.
“Through the generosity of RTC and their continued commitment to our community, we now have a place to base our operations from. We have worked very hard to earn a reputation of not only quality theater, but also being good community partners. We will take good care of this historic landmark and be good neighbors,” said Sean Roussel, RPCT board president.
Since 2019, the two organizations began forming a partnership to allow the theater group to utilize the building for storage and meeting space.
Prior to the formal donation being made, volunteers from the theater organization dedicated substantial hours to retrofitting and updating the space that most previously housed RTC’s corporate headquarters– all-the-while being consummate caretakers of the property even before RTC’s generous offer.
“Once we witnessed the care and depth of appreciation RPCT had for the property’s historical value, the decision to repurpose this community investment and permanently donate this building to them was an easy one,” said Josh Descant, CEO of REV Broadband – the parent company of RTC, EATEL, Vision Communications and VENYU.
“River Parish Community Theatre – its staff and community supporters – have all been great stewards of this facility and we are similarly proud and excited to be part of their continued growth.” said Katie Klibert, community relations and business development manager for RTC.
River Parish Community Theatre plans to continue to utilize the facility to store sets, props, costumes, and more.
“Through the generosity of RTC and their continued commitment to our community, we now have a place to base our operations from. We have worked very hard to earn a reputation of not only quality theater, but also being good community partners. We will take good care of this historic landmark and be good neighbors,” said Sean Roussel, RPCT board president.
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River Parish Community Theatre exists to enable citizens of the greater River Parish community to become involved in the creative cultural life of our region.
Thank you to our 2020 Sponsors and Grant Benefactors!
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