Sunday, February 19, 2012
help send the scots to scotland
What a cool idea for a school fundraiser: use of kickstarter to generate monies from outside sources! This is the first such project I've seen, and I'm very much in favor of supporting it.
Why?
Well, you know the tv show, "Glee"? Well, this school seems very much like that one. Highland Park High School, in Topeka, Kansas, is a public school. That means it doesn't have much in the way of funds for art and music and theatre and all of those creative things that make life go sizzle poom PAH!
Even so, Scott Kickhaefer has brought his group of talented thespians a long, long way, and I don't think they should be in Kansas anymore. Not when an Emerald City in Scotland beckons them to come forward to please the masses at ... the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!!!! What an honor to be one of the fifty-one high schools, in the entire United States, chosen for this privilege!!!
But I already mentioned that this troupe is in a public high school, right? So, not only does the school not have the funds to send them on this trip of a lifetime, their folks most likely don't have that kind of money, either. I recall when my (public high school) Spanish IV class was qualified to compete against other schools (mostly private) in Atlanta. We're only talking about an overnight trip, less than three hundred miles from home, but finding the money for it was a real challenge. Fortunately, we were able to hold enough bake sales and car washes to make it happen. (We even won 3rd place in the competition!!!)
A trip across the Atlantic Ocean, though, is going to take at least $15,000 - and that is the goal set on kickstarter. I'm providing them with $53, one buck for each year I've been enjoying theatre here on Earth.
What do I get? Well, the joy of helping some talented students take a giant step forward in a positive direction - and a video of their performance. You know, since I won't be able to cheer them on in person.
Go, Scots!!!!
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2:09 PM, February 19, 2012, from kickstarter.com:
Congratulations!
Thanks to you and 115 other backers, Help Send the Scots to Scotland has been successfully funded.
Pledge Summary
Amount pledged: $53.00
Reward: Donor receives thank you note, autographed company picture taken while in performance in Edinburgh, as well as DVD of performance.
Est. Delivery: Sep 2012
Update #5
Mar 17 2012
Spring Fling Fundraiser Show
Much fun was had by all at last night's Spring Fling alumni fundraiser show! We raised $500 and made lots of new friends! Special thanks to performers Wild Hearts, MJZ, Wayne Trowbridge, Ieyale Morris, Teri Walton, Michelle Shaffer, Josh Johnston, Elijah Reed and Dakota Barker, as well as emcee Isiah Smith. Sound was provided by Uncle Mike Benkosky! We were also presented with an HP Quilt to raffle off courtesy of Martha Kistler and the Kansas Capitol Quilters Guild! Thanks again, everyone!
fliss on March 19, 2012
Marvelous! Keep up the good work!
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