Spring Fundraiser | March 27 – April 30, 2021
PAA spring fundraiser
We need your help to build PAA’s future.
This year, our spring fundraiser, Build The Stage, is focused on expanding programming in hopes of regaining the students that weren’t able to attend PAA last year due to the gathering restrictions and/or safety concerns.
In 2021, new exciting opportunities at PAA include a revamped summer outreach program for at-risk youth, and launching new programs like an Arts Leadership program for Middle and High School students and additional dance classes this Fall.
Your contribution will make an impact in this community, whether you donate $5 or $5,000. Every little bit helps!
You can donate through Facebook (all processing fees are covered by Facebook, so 100% of your donation goes directly to PAA!) or you can donate through our website.
Our Progress:
We successfully raised $40,322 during our Spring Fundraiser! Thank you to everyone for your generous donations!
Week 5 Goal:
Week 4 Goal:
Week 3 Goal:
We’ve had the opportunity to rent space in a fantastic, purpose-built building this past Spring, and we are excited to be able to offer new movement-focused camps in this space this Summer!
Expanded programming, like our Dance Summer Camps, are one of the many ways we are hoping to build back stronger this year, and reach students who were not able to participate in PAA during this past year.
This week we need to raise $6,500 to reach a total campaign amount of $32,000. Your donations will contribute to our expanded programming and give your child, and others in the south Denver area, access to Performing Arts education that they can’t get anywhere else.
Please make a donation today to help expand access to arts education in our community!
Week 2 Goal:
PAA is a supportive, inclusive home for so many students, and we want to reach MORE! This week our goal is to reach $22,500 in total campaign donations to help support NEW PROGRAMS specifically in DANCE. We need things like Marley (what’s a Marley?), gaffers tape, and other supplies to equip our incredible dance department and support the dance education of our students. Please help us raise $8,500 this week! Donate Now!
Week 1 Goal:
An amazing group of supporters came together to create a matching fund for the first $7,000 raised in this campaign. WWOOOWW!! Please help us reach this week one goal! Every little bit helps! Donate Now!
Donate to build a strong future!
Join us for these fun Events!
Trivia Night!
We’re gathering online in the PAA Zoom Room on
Saturday, March 27
4:00 – 5:00 PM
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We’ll kick off our Spring fundraiser and put our knowledge to the test!
Restaurant Night
Join us for delicious food supporting a good cause!
Tuesday, April 6
11:00 AM – 8:30 PM
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Use coupon code PAA when ordering online!
Silent Auction
48 Hours to grab your favorite items and support PAA!
3:00 PM Friday, April 16
– 5:00 PM Sunday April 18
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We’ll have classes and services up for bid as well as a selection of physical items.
http://bit.ly/BTS-Silent-Auction-2021
Finale Celebration
Join us live on Facebook!
Friday, April 30
at 4:00 PM
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Tune in for exciting announcements!
Questions and Answers
You charge tuition, so why do you need donations?
Student tuition covers 60% of the cost of one PAA production. Because the price of putting on a show is so high we can’t possibly ask our students and families to shoulder the entire cost.
We are extremely grateful for the portion of financial support our students and families provide through their tuition, which is why we work diligently to make up the gap through fundraisers like our Spring, Build The Stage campaign, and our Fall, Stars in Arts Gala.
Where does my donation go?
To so many places! Internally we call it our “general operating fund” and this fund has the challenging job of covering the costs for our main PAA programing. This year we are focused on expanding programming in hopes of regaining the students that weren’t able to attend PAA in 2020 due to the gathering restrictions and/or safety concerns.
In 2021, new exciting opportunities include a revamped after-school outreach program for at-risk youth and launching two new programs: an Arts Leadership program for Middle and High School students and PAA’s Academy of Dance coming this Fall.
What happens if PAA doesn’t meet its fundraising goal?
We hope that doesn’t happen! Our fundraising goals are carefully calculated so that our projected operating costs are covered for the current calendar year. If we fall short, then we’ll have to get creative with our programming. We may not be able to hire that dance teacher for the fall semester, or we may need to combine age groups for the fall shows to reduce overall production cost. Again, we really hope that doesn’t happen!
Do you offer work-match donations?
This is a wonderful program offered by more than 300 companies nation wide. You can visit this page to see if your company participates.
I’m interested in making a larger donation.
That’s wonderful! We have a lot of sponsorship opportunities for donors and companies who would like to support PAA. Please email Dr. James Ramsey or call 303-900-7041 x1.
Melanie Ware