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Help First Stage Touch Hearts and Transform Lives
First Stage Children's Theater relies on contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations to carry out our mission. In fact, contributed revenue makes up 45% First Stage's total budget. Financial contributions to First Stage help keep ticket prices affordable and First Stage experiences accessible to all children and families!

Your tax-deductible contribution will be used to support initiatives like the First Stage Community Partnership Program. The Community Partnership Program was designed to open new doors for Milwaukee City youth and ensure that all children have access to First Stage's considerable arts education opportunities. This program will have a significant impact on the lives of 2,725 of these young people during 2006-2007 through programming designed to meet the specific needs of individuals, schools and organizations. The program is made up of five initiatives:

1. Academy Family Partnerships: Individual/family support and financial aid for underserved youth to attend the First Stage Theater Academy (320 students)
2. In-School Education Partnerships: In-school theater education programs provided to City of Milwaukee schools (1,825 students)
3. Boys and Girls Club Partnerships: Theater Academy Programming provided to City of Milwaukee Boys and Girls Club participants (500 students)
4. Academy School Partnerships: Additional after school Theater Academy classes added to meet the needs of individual City of Milwaukee schools (80 students)

First Stage Children's Theater will allocate $2.2 million over five years to the Community Partnership Program. Half of the program funding has already been committed and First Stage has been charged with matching that funding dollar for dollar. This fiscal year alone the company must match $225,000 (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008). Please consider making a matching gift today!

For more information, please contact:

Casandra Horton
Development Associate
414.267.2935
chorton@firststage.org