Pointe Shoe Fund
Put yourself in our shoes … We need your support to keep our dancers on their toes.
Your generous donations have helped the Springfield Ballet Company thrive in a world where funding for the arts continues to dwindle.
The economic impact on the Springfield Ballet Company has affected our overall budget and we have to ask you now to financially support our dancers. Like other athletes, our dancers require not just a desire to excel, not just endurance and heart, training and inspiration, but some very special support.
Shoes -- lots and lots of shoes.
The delicate pointe shoes that make our dancers seem to float across the stage actually provide a rigid support that prevents injury while they are on pointe. Each pair of pointe shoes is made by hand and after only a few rehearsals, pointe shoes become unusable and must be replaced. At a cost of $60 per pair, company members may need to purchase as many as eight pairs of shoes each season.
Help us ease the financial burden our dancers endure. We would like to provide each dancer in the Company with the pointe shoes necessary for our productions. To do so we need your help. Your contribution of $60 will help pay for one pair of pointe shoes and $480 will provide shoes for one dancer for the entire season.
Your generosity has made Springfield Ballet Company one of the finest civic ballet companies in Illinois, with a comprehensive community outreach program that includes Dance in Illinois, an annual educational program for area fourth graders, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Springfield, as well as our other benefit performances. Upcoming Springfield Ballet Company performances include Rockballet, Sept. 12 & 13, 2009, and The Nutcracker, Dec. 12 & 13, 2009.
We appreciate your generosity. The smiles of the dancers will tell you what it feels like to be in their shoes – and to know that YOU put them there.
To pledge your support of the SBC Pointe Shoe Fund, please complete the form below or contact Sally Hamilton, Business Manager, at hamilton@springfieldballetco.org or 217.544.1967.
Thank you to those who donated
to our 2008-2009 season:
Five+ Pair of Shoes (above $200) Four Pair of Shoes ($200) Three Pair of Shoes ($150) Two Pair of Shoes ($100) One Pair of Shoes ($50) |
One Pair of Shoes ($50) cont. Ribbons & Elastic ($25) |
