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Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis and her husband, John Rallis, have donated $40,000 to help Orange Coast College build a cultural arts center devoted to fostering young artistic talent.
The $2-million arts center would be a companion project to a $15-million, state-funded academic arts building planned for the southern side of campus. The center would house a young artists’ gallery, the college art gallery and a coffee house. The couple’s donation would cover the cost of a new story alcove located in the young artists’ gallery.
In launching the fund-raising campaign for the arts center, OCC’s student government and the foundation pledged $300,000. The Rallis donation is the first outside contribution to the project.
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