Spring Fundraiser | March 27 - April 30, 2021
PAA spring fundraiser
THANK YOU!
You've made an invaluable contribution to improving the lives of students in your community through performing arts education.
Because of advocates and supporters like you, the Performing Arts Academy has been able to stay open through the insanely crazy past year, and continue transforming our community and our world through a generation of students who are encouraged to be more confident in their self-worth, understand the importance of creating and serving their community, and recognize the value in every individual’s differences.
On behalf of the PAA Board of Directors and the best staff in the world, we thank you for choosing to make a positive impact in the lives of children and youth in our community through the arts.
We'd love to thank you personally!
Please let us know who you are.
Join us for these fun Events!
Trivia Night!
We're gathering online in the PAA Zoom Room on
Saturday, March 27
at 4:00 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.
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.