They’re not quite sure what’s hit them in Jacksonville, Florida. An anonymous donor has dropped in with 15 million, the biggest gift they have ever seen.
Music Director Courtney Lewis says the money will go to ‘engage and inspire all audiences in Jacksonville’.
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