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Charter Communications Partners With Ovation TV To Present $10,000 Stand For The Arts Award To Writers & Books
Writers & Books Awarded $10,000 Stand for the Arts Award to Support Their Local Efforts ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding upon its
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[{"type":"text","content":"Writers & Books Awarded $10,000 Stand for the Arts Award to Support Their Local Efforts\n\n\nROCHESTER, N.Y., March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding upon its Stand for the Arts Awards initiative launched in 2017, Ovation, America's only arts network, continued its partnership with Charter Communications, Inc. to recognize outstanding local arts, cultural, and educational organizations and programs in five of Charter's Spectrum markets across the country in 2020. The initiative is part of the independent network's national arts advocacy platform called Stand for the Arts, and committed $50,000 in 2020 to support arts education in Spectrum communities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nOn March 23, Ovation and Charter will present a $10,000 Stand for the Arts Award to Writers & Books, a Rochester-based nonprofit organization. The award will enable Writers & Books to grow their mission to foster and promote reading and writing as lifelong activities for people of all ages and backgrounds.\n\"Even in this challenging time, Writers & Books is doing meaningful work, showing how access to the arts and arts education can bring diverse communities together and enrich the lives of their residents,\" said Camille Joseph, Group Vice President, Government Affairs at Charter. \"Charter is pleased to extend this partnership with Ovation for a fifth consecutive year and support the creative work of these arts organizations, as part of our commitment to invest and improve the communities we serve.\"\nStand for the Arts Awards are granted based on how well an organization empowers the community, builds strategic partnerships, drives engagement through volunteerism and delivers creative programming. \nSol Doten, Senior Vice President, Content Distribution Marketing, Ovation said, \"Together with Charter, we're thrilled to provide support to community-driven art organizations, especially in times like these when they may need it most. Ovation encourages everyone to advocate for arts access in their community and to enjoy and support the arts in their own way throughout the pandemic.\"\n\"We couldn't be more thrilled to receive this prestigious recognition from Charter and Ovation, especially meaningful in a year of unprecedented challenges,\" said Alison Meyers, Executive Director, Writers & Books. \"Ovation's Stand for the Arts Award shines a light on ...