The Woolwich Observer: Drayton celebrates opening of Youth Academy, $1M in funding from Ottawa
July 20, 2023
![Kitchener-Conestoga MP Tim Louis, Cambridge MP Bryan May, Waterloo MP Bardish Chagger, Drayton Entertainment’s David Connolly, Neil Aitchison and Alex Mustakas with some of the young performers involved with the Youth Academy. [Leah Gerber]](/uploads/News Items/LEG_0360-1.jpg)
Kitchener-Conestoga MP Tim Louis, Cambridge MP Bryan May, Waterloo MP Bardish Chagger, Drayton Entertainment’s David Connolly, Neil Aitchison and Alex Mustakas with some of the young performers involved with the Youth Academy. (Photo: Leah Gerber)
A space dedicated to theatricality was all business July 14 as the federal government presented Drayton Entertainment with a grant of more than $1 million. The funding supports the recently opened Youth Academy in Waterloo.
“This is not a grant. And it’s not a gift. It is an investment. It’s an investment that will go way beyond the bricks and mortar of this actual facility. We are so grateful for the validation of what we do and what we can provide for our community, and for our young people,” said Drayton Entertainment’s founder and artistic director, Alex Mustakas, at the event.
Read Leah Gerber's full article in The Woolwich Observer.
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