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For as long as I can remember, my life has been consumed by theatre. Whether it be behind the scenes, on stage, in the audience; I have always tried to dip my feet in as many areas of performing arts as possible. As a result, it was very important to me that I leave behind something for my high school besides just a memory.
In November of this year I decided to direct a show of which all the proceeds would go to Buchanan High School’s Bearstage. With the blessing of the lead drama teacher, I picked to do an interactive murder mystery dinner theatre in my school’s cafeteria. I got the script, held auditions, cast the show, blocked the scenes, made the set, and delegated other tasks to a few helping students without which I couldn’t have succeeded to the amount that I did. The food was donated and before I knew it, it was opening night.
The cast was amazing, and with the hard work of everyone who worked on the show, we made more money than any other student production in the history of Buchanan High School. I’m very proud that I could leave behind something that would help other drama students pursue their passions, and give them inspiration to make their own opportunities arise.

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The "Just Us" Conference is a weekend conference, including various arts-based workshops for young adults, mainly high school students, primarily located in the Hudson Valley. The workshops and conference work towards youth empowerment through the arts, as well as guidance in how to create and form youth groups, and getting college scholarships, for example. The conference this year will also end with visits to college campuses. Because of the length of the conference, all three basic meals are included in the activities of the day.

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The Performing Arts and Life Skills Academy of Georgia (PALS,) in its 5th year, is embarking on keeping Girls educated and physically fit through our community center sports programs to include but not limited to: basketball, volleyball, soccer, golf, cheering and step teams, YOGA, and a host of Performing Arts and LIfe Skills programs for youth. PALS host sessions on money management for Youth, tutoring and testing, preparation for college and/or become workforce ready. PALs also provide Historic field trips to musuems and guest speakers from around the world speak with our youth.

Our programs are designed to stimulate and energize students participation in our various programs. We have over 125 students registered with others on our wait list. (this list includes boys and girls ages 8 -17)

We would like to include all students that are on the wait list through scholarships sponsored programs such as yours.

Openly yearly, we offer Afterschool, Saturday School and Summer Camp programs for our students. Some of our students have remained with PALS programs the entire length of service (5 years)

Thanks for this opportunity.
Grantmakers can view
Our website address is:
www.performingartsofga.com

Interview with Fox5 Atlanta on August 14, 2007. It can be viewed at: myfowxatlanta.com (in search field: type lifeskills) If not available, I will upload the file.

Our mission statement: "to foster, encourage and enrich the development of the whole child."

Thanks Again,

P. Lamar, Executive Director
Performing Arts and Life Skills
Academy of Georgia
770-482-2247

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I write dramas for the Relevant Youth Drama Team at Upper Room Assebly of God. My church performs dramas with various themes. Some of them are spoofs, some are human videos (kind of like music videos.. they are performed with songs and lipsyncing.. with pantomiming) We have performed them in the community, and for church services.

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New Community Ministries All HeARTs program is a non-profit organization which strives to bring music, drama and dance to at risk children.
Our mission is: Inspiring Children and Bridging Communities through The ARTS. Our programs are designed to educate, enrich and energize the lives of children and families who live in under-resourced communities by utilizing the ARTS in a very unique way. New Community not only offers music and other performing arts scholarships, we also offer reduced cost cultural outings to inspire young performers, integrate cultures and promote multicultural understanding. New Community offers highly individualized, innovative and interactive programs for children, young adults, and those with disabilities, that are positively life changing!

Our Creed
We believe that every child is reachable - and every child is teachable - and that healthy, productive and peaceful communities, begin with teaching our children. We believe that artistic expression, (drama, music, dance, art) the ARTS can be used to transform individual lives and families and have a significant impact on whole communities. We are committed that New Community Ministries will be utilized to enrich the lives of children, families and communities in a way which reaching children through the universal language of the arts

New Community Ministries utilizes the ARTS for inspiration, as a communication tool and as a vehicle for learning.
One thing that sets New Community apart from other educational programs is our highly individualized programs. We understand that organizations have unique cultures, even within larger communities. Therefore will meet with you and collaboratively, custom design a program that will best accomplish your goals.
Children, like adults, come in a variety of different shapes and colors and have a vast range of talents. Perhaps unlike adults, children are continually developing and re-evaluating their view of themselves. Their confidence level and their sense of self-worth, is being formed and shaped. They ask themselves, "where do I fit in?" All children are blessed with a unique set gifts or talents, such as athletic abilities, academic skills in reading or math, dance, theater or music. It is vitally important for a child to have positive feed-back from adults in order to have a depth of understanding of their "worth" and talents, especially as they develop into teens and young adults. In my role as a counselor and mother, I have noticed that sometimes imaginative, bright and gifted children do not have opportunities needed for developing their artistic talents which later could lead to an enriched life, an opportunity for improved self-confidence, and possibly for college scholarships.
Due to a variety of circumstances, many children with a talent or interest in the arts, have little opportunity to pursue their talents. Often, this is due to a living near or below the poverty level, parents experiencing a life crises, lack of resources or in their community or lack of access to quality programs.

New Community Ministries All HeARTs is committed to helping make music, dance, and theater arts accessible to children who otherwise have little or no chance of experiencing the life enhancing, therapeutic experience of exploring their giftedness and being acknowledged for their talents. In addition to the benefits of having accomplished something worthwhile, students participating in theater, dance and music helps to develop the child's language and memory skills. This is especially useful for students who are disabled or learning English as a second language.

Your donation will help a child move closer to their dream of having regular music lessons, paying for a rental instrument, helping to provide for dance lessons, participating as an actor in a children's play, or experiencing a once in a lifetime field trip to see the symphony, a ballet, or a play.

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Atomik-12 uses drama, vocal, and dance to capture audiences attention. We tour the country spreading the message about the dangers of eating disorders, drugs, and abortion. We mostly target the teen and kid audiences but we also perform at grown up events. WE are a non-profit organization.

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The Straight Path program is a ministry for addressing the needs of pre-teens and teens who have problems or just a lack of direction in their lives. It is a Faith based program to help young people walk a straight and narrow path.

In The Straight Path Program we have grasped the concept which made America beautiful and great, the model “In God We Trust”.

Young people are also encouraged to express their feelings and to maximize the full potential of their natural born talent; through drama, through music, and by singing and dancing.

Our goal in The Straight Path Program is to break the viscous, self destructive, life styles that have already began to destroy most of our youth so that they can become productive members of society and our hope for the future.

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Judgment house is an eight to nine scene walk through drama hosted by teens for teens. it is designed to steer todays youth away from crimeful acts and sinful behavior. The drama will introduce our guests to several different people and their bad or good decisions and their consequences. It is a life changing experience that will have our fellow youth looking at their lives and desiring a change for the better!

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WinSome Arts & Entertainment Workshops will host its first "Urban Youth Arts Camp". This camp is inspired and created based on the creative inner-city youth needing an avenue to express themselves through the arts. This camp includes instruction taught by professional artists in the areas of music, acting, writing and dance.

We are needing funds and volunteers that will allow us to offer this program to disadvantaged youth at low price. Volunteers need to live in or near the Little Rock metropolitan area. Talented candidates would need a clean criminal history, love children and would love to work with youth in the areas of administration, events, production, and instruction.

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A touching story about a young man battling with his inner conscious to fight alcoholism, written and directed by Jim Gradillas. This powerful play has been tour across Scottsdale, Glendale, Phoenix, Peoria, etc. since September 2006 and has been making quite an impact on audiences.