Building A Future
Together we’re building a future to bring free music and arts to students in Stark County.
Together, we’re raising
$1,750,000
So far, we’ve raised more than $1,550,000!
Together, the Bluecoats and En-Rich-Ment community will build a forever-home for the after-school, summer, and weekend programming that brings hundreds of Canton’s young people free music, arts, and life-skills experiences.
All donations benefit the Bluecoats & En-Rich-Ment Capital Project and Restructuring. For more information, contact us at hello@enrichmentcampaign.org. Bluecoats (EIN 34-1563908) and En-Rich-Ment (EIN 46-0741021) are both 501(c)3 non-profit organizations and all donations are tax-exempt.
Take a Tour
Join Ted Swaldo, Bluecoats Director Emeritus & Chairperson of the Building A Future Campaign, on a tour of the EN-RICH-MENT Arts Education Center in January 2024.
Hear from Betty Smith, Founder & Executive Director of EN-RICH-MENT, about the life-changing impact the new EN-RICH-MENT Arts Education Center will have on its students and the community.
“I have learned the true value of family and friends, because the friends that I have made while at EN-RICH-MENT are now more like family.
The lessons that I'm learning at EN-RICH-MENT will be with me forever.”
— Eden T.
Building a future, step by step
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The Bluecoats and En-Rich-Ment organizations have restructured and formed an affiliation. Now the organizations can share leadership, resources, and a strategic vision that will dramatically improve our ability to grow our reach and secure a sustainable future together.
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We’re building a permanent home for En-Rich-Ment at the site of the former Zeigler Tire in Downtown Canton, and on the property of the Cultural Center for the Arts, so that our students can thrive at the headquarters of arts and culture in their community.
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Next, with these two great organizations aligned, the support of key partners like ArtsinStark secured, and a new home built - we will build a community that lasts for generations and reaches thousands more students in the Stark County community.
Who We Are
EN-RICH-MENT
Founded in 2012 by Ms. Betty “Mac” Smith, EN-RICH-MENT provides free after-school, weekend, and summer-camp programming. Focusing on music, the arts, and life-skills, the organization is known for it’s heart-thumping drumline, six-week summer camp, the African American Arts Festival, and amazing upstart programs for theater, dance, and more!
Bluecoats
Founded more than fifty years ago in Canton, the Bluecoats organization got its start offering drum corps programming to the young people of urban Canton. Now entering its sixth decade, the organization is a world champion drum corps and a world-renowned leader in performing arts education programming.