Spring Fundraiser | April 1 – May 1, 2020
PAA spring fundraiser
We need your help to build a bigger stage
We are transforming our community and our world through a generation of students who are confident in their self-worth, understand the importance of creating and serving their community, and recognize the value in our individual differences.
When our stage grows, so do the number of students who’s lives can be impacted by the Performing Arts Academy program. We want every student to have the opportunity to participate! Won’t you help us build a bigger stage?
Join our Virtual Events!
Kick-Off Party!
We’re gathering online in the PAA Zoom Room on
Wednesday, April 1
at 5:00 PM
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We’ll hear from Dr. Jim, Ms Melanie, and others and watch live performances by several PAA students.
Dance-A-Thon
We’re gathering online in the PAA Zoom Room on
Friday, April 17
at 4:30 PM
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We’ll learn new dance choreography from PAA’s dance instructors and then get moving together!
Silent Auction
Help us support our Colorado Community!
Thursday, April 23 –
Saturday, April 25
Bidding opens at 5:00 PM on Thursday and closes Saturday at 8:00 PM. You’ll be supporting local theatre artists AND PAA through this hard time!
Sing-A-Long!
We’re gathering online in the PAA Zoom Room on
Friday, May 1
at 5:00 PM
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We’ll celebrate the end of our spring fundraiser, hold our prize drawings, and sing together to some of our favorite songs
please donate today
YOUR DONATIONS HELP US BUILD A BIGGER STAGE
Paint and Props
(100 donations needed)
- With $50, we can purchase supplies to make our theater productions come to life!
For every $50 donation, you will be entered to win a PAA swag package including a pullover, mug, and hat!
Script/Music/Shirt
(75 donations needed)
- With $100, we can provide a book bound script, show shirt, and music downloads for our students.
For every $100 donation, you will be entered to win one ticket to a PAA summer show! See details below
Costumes
(50 donations needed)
- With $250, we can fund half of our costume department for one production.
For every $250 donation, you will be entered to win one ticket to the Rockies game on July 7th! See details below
Classroom Rental
(25 donations needed)
- With $450, we can rent one classroom for one show. Our productions utilize multiple classrooms each!
For every $450 donation, you will be entered to one ticket to all 7 PAA Summer shows! See details below
Licensing Rights
(15 donations needed)
- With $1,000, we can pay for 50-75% of licensing rights for one show. We have 15 shows to perform in 2020!
For every $1,000 donation, you will be entered to win one ticket to the PAA Stars in Arts Gala in October! See details below
For every $50 donation, you will be entered to win a PAA swag package including a pullover, mug, and hat!
For every $100 donation, you will be entered to win one ticket to a PAA summer show!
For every $250 donation, you will be entered to win one ticket to the Rockies game on July 7th!
For every $450 donation, you will be entered to win one ticket to all 7 PAA Summer shows!
For every $1,000 donation, you will be entered to win one ticket to the PAA Stars in Arts Gala in October!
Paying it Forward
Prizes!
Each donation that is received during our Build the Stage campaign running April 1 – May 1 (cut off time is 4:00 PM) will be entered to win a prize! The prizes are based on the donation amount, and the more times you donate that amount, the more chances you have to win! The prizes will be awarded by random drawing on March 5th.
LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN WIN!
- PAA swag package including a pullover, mug, and hat!
- One ticket to a summer show of your choice
- One ticket to the Colorado Rockies game on July 7th
- One ticket to ALL 7 PAA summer shows
- One ticket to PAA’s Stars in Arts Gala on October 24th
Make sure you’re signed up for our mailing list to follow along with our campaign.
How do the prize awards work?
For every donation made, one prize entry will be earned for the highest dollar amount prize, and only that prize. So if you make a $100 donation you will have one entry into the drawing for PAA swag, not two entries into the drawing for a summer show ticket.
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. You can expect your generous dollars to fund things like
- Set design, props, and costumes for our shows
- Licensing fees we pay to use the well known shows that students love
- Classroom and stage rental fees
- Staff to maintain our 10:1 student teacher ratio
- Equipment purchases, rentals, and maintenance so that our students get experience with common theater industry equipment
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.