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The Arts Connection
Saturday, May 17, 2025

How Your Donations Affect Our Community

  1. Parent Engagement: Donations will support the hosting of at least 4 parent events, fostering stronger relationships and connections with enrolled families.

  2. Community Engagement: Your support will enable 2 community events that strengthen ties within the local community, building valuable connections for the center and its families.

  3. Professional Development: Sponsor contributions will help provide at least 248 hours of professional development for staff, ensuring ongoing growth and improvement in their roles.

  4. Field Trips: Last year, donations funded 31 field trips, offering students enriching learning experiences outside the classroom. Your support continues to make these opportunities possible.

  5. Special Visitors: Donations helped bring educational experts, such as those from the Frontier Cultural Museum, to the center to enrich student learning. This year, we plan to invite more special visitors to engage with the children.

  6. Sensory Room: With your donations, we will open a new sensory room in August 2025, providing students with a dedicated space to enhance emotional regulation and sensory development.

  7. Bus Purchase: Funds will contribute to the purchase of a new bus for the School Age program, ensuring all enrolled children have safe transportation to and from activities.

  8. Curricular Enrichments: Sponsor donations will support enrichment programs such as “Stretch N Grow,” yoga, music, Conscious Discipline, Art, PE, and much more to provide a well-rounded education for our students.

  9. Teacher Appreciation: Donations will help fund Teacher Appreciation programs, helping to retain dedicated staff members and acknowledge their hard work.

  10. New Food Program: Starting in August 2025, a new food program will serve nutritious meals to children, made possible by donor support.

  11. Guinness World Record Project: Contributions will support the School Age program’s ambitious goal to break a Guinness World Record for the largest stuffed animal donation. These stuffed animals will be donated to local Salvation Army chapters to fulfill Angel Tree gift requests.

 

Your generosity ensures these initiatives continue to thrive, creating a positive impact on students, families, and the community. We are continuously grateful for your support!