Call to Action!
Coupeville Schools Foundation (non-profit EIN:91-1826477) is partnering with various organizations and community members on a big ask to support the schools and we need your help! The Coupeville Performing Arts Center's curtains are in dire need of replacing, but they are a bit spendy. The estimate received for the purchase and install of the curtains is $33,000 including taxes - which is beyond the school's and the Foundation's ability to support by ourselves.
But "it takes a community!" - Karen Koschak, vice president of the Coupeville Schools Foundation, has been busy networking and has already received "seed" money towards this effort.
But "it takes a community!" - Karen Koschak, vice president of the Coupeville Schools Foundation, has been busy networking and has already received "seed" money towards this effort.
- Coupeville Schools Foundation - $5000
- Coupeville Arts Festival - $5000
- Coupeville Lions Club - $5000
Why: The importance of the Curtains!
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From Stefanie Ask, Coupeville High School Drama Teacher and Play Director:
Our Coupeville Middle/High School Performing Arts Center is the only performing arts space in Coupeville. On our stage throughout the course of a year, you can watch secondary and elementary theater productions, choir and Glee performances, local community concerts, awards presentations, 8th grade Passages ceremonies, 5th grade Moving On ceremonies, Veterans’ Day assemblies, Homecoming rallies, and so much more. The Performing Arts Center stage is the hub of how we come together as a school and community to celebrate achievements, attend performances, and collaboratively create art. All this is to say, the space you inhabit is important. Every student that steps on the PAC stage deserves to feel pride in themselves and the environment we cultivate for them. The PAC has recently been improved by replacing the seats for our audiences, but if you’ve been to a performance recently, you’ll inevitably have noticed a problem that distracts from the magic on the stage. Our curtains, or “stage blacks,” are antiques at this point and are essentially disintegrating before our eyes. In fact, when I teach students to use the space for rehearsal or performance, they all learn the first rule above all else: “Do NOT touch the curtains!” The fabric simply can’t handle it. Over the past 40 years, tiny holes or snags have occurred, and as the years have passed, the ancient fiber of the fabric has just broken down to the point that the holes are growing and growing. In fact, when performers have to cross behind the back curtain to get to the other side of the stage for an entrance, you can see them walking by through the unintentional little portholes that have been created. The curtains are in tatters, and it matters! |
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Sponsorships:
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With you or your organizations support, we are pleased to offer the following for different levels of contributions towards the curtains.
🌟 Donors Will Be Recognized All donors contributing over $500 will be permanently honored on a donor plaque(s) displayed in the Performing Arts Center, celebrating those who helped make this project possible. A “mock up” is shared to get a feel for the design. All sponsor levels will enjoy a complimentary, first chance preview of the stage and the new curtains before the first open. Teacher and drama students will take you behind the scenes on the stage and the sound booth, culminating with chance to “open the curtains” Sponsorship Levels 🎬 Standing Ovation Sponsor — $5,000+
Gratitude as well as invite to the preview of the stage and new curtains before the opening night. How To Help: Every Donation Helps Bring the Stage to Life. Your support helps ensure our playhouse continues to inspire performers and audiences for years to come. You can donate by clicking on the Donate Button OR To avoid processing fees - checks can be mailed to Coupeville Schools Foundation Supporting - PAC Curtains PO Box 1133, Coupeville WA 98239 For Questions: Contact Karen Koschak (Coupeville Schools Foundation Vice President) [email protected] |
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