PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
ADOPT-A-CLASS PROGRAM
WHAT: Chico Performances is now accepting donations from local businesses and individuals to adopt one or more classrooms of their choice to attend field trips in Laxson Auditorium during the 2010-2011 school year, through the Adopt-A-Class program.
WHERE: Adopt-A-Class applications are available at the CSUC University Box Office at the corner of 2nd and Normal Streets, by calling 898-6333, or on the web at www.chicoperformances.com (select “For the Kids” tab.)
COST: $200 – $275 to sponsor one classroom to one Field Trip.
More info on the Web: www.chicoperformances.com
(Select “For the Kids” button.)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Linking businesses, classrooms, children, and the arts, Chico Performances invites local businesses and individuals to sponsor school classes to attend field trip performances at California State University, Chico. Entering its 13th year, Adopt-A-Class allows children to enjoy and learn to appreciate art, theater, and music, courtesy of local businesses and individuals at no cost to the students, teachers or the school. Donations to the Adopt-A-Class program are tax deductible.
ADOPT-A-CLASS PROGRAM IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR
ITS 13TH YEAR BRINGING THE ARTS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN
For the 13th year, businesses and individuals can enrich school children’s educational experiences by adopting a local class to see an exciting Field Trip through the Adopt-A-Class program at CSU, Chico. Every child in the area deserves an opportunity to enjoy the thrill and excitement of a live performance.
Linking businesses, individuals, classrooms, children and the arts is the main goal of the Adopt-A-Class program. This community-oriented program allows classes from different elementary schools to attend field trips at no cost to students, teachers or the district.
Every business and individual that “adopts” a classrooms’ attendance to a field trip gets stage recognition at the field trip they sponsored, as well as an invitation to attend the field trip with their adopted class. For a donation of $200 to most field trips, or $275 to the Peking Acrobats field trip, one class may attend one field trip. For a donation of $1,000 to $1,375 one class may attend five field trips, or five classes may attend one field trip.
The Adopt-A-Class program is going on its 13th year, with over 20 field trip performances scheduled for the 2010-2011 season. The program is now accepting donations from businesses and individuals to “adopt” classes to attend one or more of these live field trip performances.
Chico Performances encourages teachers to recruit local businesses to sponsor their classrooms field trip visits.
“It can be a student whose parents own a business, or whose grandparents want to donate to the class,” said Daran Goodsell, marketing coordinator for Chico Performances. “We leave it up to the business and the classroom, so if there’s a business out there that wants to sponsor- just contact us or the classroom you want to sponsor. We also encourage the teachers to recruit adopters- it all helps!”
Chico Performances started the Adopt-A-Class program with a grant from the City of Chico and its Arts Commission in 1997. Last year, more than 75 classrooms participated in the Adopt-A-Class project, with 25 businesses and individuals adopting classrooms.
For more information on field trip performances, or on the Adopt-A-Class program please visit www.chicoperformances.com
To Adopt-A-Class, call Chico Performances at 898-6785, visit HYPERLINK “http://www.chicoperformances.com” www.chicoperformances.com and select “for the kids” to download an application, or pick up an application at the University Box Office located on the corner of 2nd and Normal Streets.
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Chico Performances contact: Daran Goodsell (530) 898-6785.
CSU, Chico Web page including “Adopt-A-Class” information: HYPERLINK “http://www.chicoperformances.com” www.chicoperformances.com
