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  • Orlando Sentinel
    May 15, 2007
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  • Orlando Sentinel
    May 14, 2007
    Give credit where it is due After about 25 years of not giving a whole lot to the community, the Mouse has stepped up with a $12.5 million for the performing arts center. This is $10.5 million more than Disney offered in 1998 when Linda Chapin was...
  • Orlando Sentinel
    May 14, 2007
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  • Orlando Business Journal
    May 14, 2007
    The Walt Disney World Co. announced Monday that it will donate $12.5 million to help build the Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center in downtown Orlando. Thanks to its significant gift, the 1,800-seat acoustical hall will be named for the...
  • Orlando Sentinel
    May 14, 2007
    Walt Disney World pledged $12.5 million Monday afternoon toward the proposed $389 million Orlando Performing Arts Center, putting heft behind the promise for help that new Disney President Meg Crofton offered to community leaders four months ago....
  • Orlando Sentinel
    May 11, 2007
    Carrying out a promise she made in January, Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton pledged $12.5 million in Disney money toward building a proposed performing-arts center in downtown Orlando. Disney's gift -- its largest ever for any Central...
  • Orlando Business Journal
    April 5, 2007
    Darden Restaurants Foundation Inc. announced Thursday it will donate $5 million over five years to help build the Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center in downtown Orlando. Center boosters are seeking $100 million to fund the $376 million...
  • Orlando Sentinel
    April 5, 2007
    Orlando, Fla. – Darden Restaurants Foundation, Inc. announced today that it will donate $5 million over five years to help build the Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center (DPAC) in the heart of downtown Orlando. This donation is in...
  • Orlando Sentinel
    April 5, 2007
    As we look to pour more than $1 billion into three Orlando venues -- the Florida Citrus Bowl, a Magic arena and a performing-arts center -- I'd like to direct everybody's attention to Miami. That is where the new Carnival Center for the Performing...
  • Orlando Business Journal
    April 4, 2007
    Title: President, Dr. P Phillips Orlando Center for Performing Arts First job: Lifeguard Favorite reward for yourself: Travel Favorite restaurant: Seasons 52 The people who most helped you achieve success: My dad, Capt. Don Westbrock; the Arts...