Jodi Cessna, executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation, presents a $20,000 grant for restoration of the facade of the Mishler Theatre to (from left): John Rita, conservation consultant; Joseph Stevens III, board president of the Blair County Arts Foundation; Kate Shaffer, executive director of the Blair County Arts Foundation; and Chris Cook, owner of Cook’s Painting & Renovation.

Grants totaling $52,773.54 from the T. Dean Lower and Jane Young Lower Trust were made through the Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation to three local nonprofit groups, including the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, the Altoona Community

Theater and the Blair County Arts Foundation.

The Altoona Symphony received a grant for $18,573.54 for its “I Want to Try That” and “Educational Outreach (Duet/Small Ensemble Performances/Programs and String Camp Programs.)

The Altoona Community Theater received a grant for

$14,200 for renovations to its rehearsal hall.

The Blair County Arts Foundation received a $20,000 grant for the restoration of the facade of the Mishler Theatre.