01-01-09 HAPPY NEW YEAR! – Thank you to all of you who have offered support in the form of
donations, time and energy to envision and build an educational facility
in which our students can learn, practice and nurture their passions for
the performing arts.
After many years of fundraising within the community and beyond, we're
excited to report that the ground has been broken on the Performing Arts Educational Facility on the St. Helena High School campus. And, the
Performing Arts Theatre Foundation is within $100,000 of reaching our
final fundraising goal of $2,300,000. Craig Bond, who has for 34 years led the Choral program at St. Helena
High and continues to conduct the celebrated St. Helena High School Jazz
Choir, said of the groundbreaking, "This is a dream come true for me and all the many students that will benefit from this new educational facility". After spending 34 years in a less than adequate space we will now finally have a state of the art space for teaching choral music, drama and dance. My sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to this project. Now on to "Stage II!"
The groundbreaking ceremony held October 29, 2008, To ensure we meet our 2008 fundraising goal we're asking for your help this holiday season. Any little amount you can offer that will bring us closer to our final goal will be met with incredible gratitude. We're so close! |
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Please help us by sending a check in celebration of St. Helena's performing arts teachers and students to: St. Helena Performing Arts Theatre Foundation |
included choral
teachers and students, St. Helena Performing Arts Theatre Foundation
board members, representatives from the builders and the school
district. Assisting in the ground breaking was special guest Susie Rudd,
whose husband, Leslie Rudd, donated one million dollars towards the
project. This donation, combined with a matching grant from the State of
California, brought the project to within $100,000 of the $2,300,000 goal. Work began in November on laying the underground utilities and
foundation in advance of the rainy season. Construction is expected to
be completed in late spring 2009.
