Sharron Miller's Annual "Fun-Raiser"

Sharron


Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts (SMAPA) presents

The


Annual SMAPA “FUN-RAISER”

Saturday,


December 7, 2013

FEATURING

The


Performance Workshop Ensemble, Students and Faculty of SMAPA

(Montclair, NJ – October


31, 2013) For the seventh consecutive year SMAPA will host a holiday


“Fun-Raiser” in support of its three scholarship funds:  The General Scholarship Fund supports


deserving children who would not otherwise be able to afford training through


partial tuition support; The Joyce Copeland Scholarship awards full tuition to


a gifted and talented young student between the ages of 10 and 12 for all of


their training for one year with a renewal option for the second year; the


Mildred Spain Scholarship in support of a student between the ages of 6 and 10


years old, and finally the Performance Workshop Ensemble (PWE) Scholarship Fund


which is merit based and supports up to 15 gifted and talented young dancers


between the ages of 12 and 18.  For the


past four years The Stone Foundation has graciously supported this group of


young people with a generous grant of $25,000. 


The cost of training for each individual member of PWE is $3000 for the


entire academic year. In addition, the Foundation has made it possible to


provide free ballet classes to young men between the ages of 7 and 15 each


Saturday for the entire academic year.  Last


year the Junior Performance Workshop Ensemble (JPWE) was created to give


younger aspiring dancers access into PWE. This apprentice program is free of


charge.  We rely upon the support of our


families and friends to keep these scholarship programs going.

Our “Fun-Raiser”


not only gives attendees an opportunity to support our scholarship funds, but


also gives everyone a chance to join in the fun by participating in free demo


classes, bidding in our silent auction, or our raffle, but more importantly,


attendees get to see the gifted and talented young people of PWE, and for the


first time, JPWE perform throughout the evening.

Please join us


Saturday, December 7th from 5:00 to 9:00 PM at Sharron Miller’s


Academy for the Performing Arts 14 South Park Street 2nd Floor ~ 973-655-9819 ~


Visit www.smapa.org ~ Admission is $5 per person.