SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- The Park West Foundation and its co-founders, Park
West Gallery Founder and CEO Albert
Scaglione and his wife, Mitsie, are honored to become
founding board members for an international charity founded by
Prince Charles.
The foundation – the non-profit arm of Park West Gallery – is a founding sponsor of
Prince's Trust International, an organization formed in 2014 by
Prince Charles to address youth
unemployment throughout the world. To support this initiative, the
Scagliones and their foundation donated £1 million ($1.3 million) to fund vital pilot programs.
The charity is an international version of The Prince's Trust,
which has given over 825,000 young people in the United Kingdom practical and financial support
to lead stable lives while developing self-esteem and skills for
work.
The Park West Foundation is the sixth founding sponsor of the
Prince's Trust International, and as of May
2016, is the only founding sponsor from the United States.
"We are extremely proud to expand the work of the Park West
Foundation as the first founding sponsor from the U.S.,"
Albert said. "It is gratifying to join Prince Charles as he brings 40 years
of his acclaimed work from the U.K. to the international stage in
support of helping disadvantaged youth around the world
improve their lives."
The Scagliones were invited by Prince
Charles to visit the United
Kingdom, where they attended the 40th anniversary
celebration of The Prince's Trust at Buckingham Palace on
May 17. On the morning of
May 18, they visited The Prince's
Trust Morgan Stanley Centre in East
London, and that afternoon met with Prince Charles at a private reception for the
Board of Directors and Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece and his wife, Princess Marie-Chantal
Miller, at Prince Charles'
residence, Clarence House.
Prince's Trust International is a natural fit for the Park West
Foundation, which has supported young adults aging out of
Michigan's foster care system
since 2006. The foundation also promotes arts education and
awareness and contributes to environmental conservation.
About Park West
Gallery:
Founded in 1969, Park West Gallery has connected
artists to more than 2 million fine art collectors through cruise
ship art auctions, art auctions in metropolitan regions and art
galleries in Michigan and Florida. Park West creates an entertaining, educational
and welcoming environment that ignites a passion for art and offers
an incomparable collecting experience.
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