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Hi Lainey & Karen,

Others on the list may know this - but, how is PACE organized, regarding how it supported VAPA, versus how it supports VAC?

As a new AEHS/VAC parent, I'm just trying to understand how things fit together!

Thanks,

Kristy

On Tue, Aug 22, 2023, 6:56 AM Catherine Sidlowski <laineysid@...> wrote:

Good morning! Have you donated to PACE yet? See below all of the amazing things PACE does for our arts students! Donate today!

Fondly,?

Lainey Sidlowski and Karen Denny

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From: Patrons of the Arts Community of Einstein <aehs.pace@...>
Date: August 21, 2023 at 5:48:32 PM EDT
To: laineysid@...
Subject: Welcome to '23-'24 Titans! All the PACE information you wanted to know
Reply-To: aehs.pace@...

? Welcome to '23-'24 Titans! All the PACE information you wanted to know

? Hello Albert Einstein Families & Patrons of the Arts! ? I'm Ian Butteriss, parent of Clare ('27) and President of the Patrons of the Arts Coalition of Einstein (PACE).?? ? For those of you new to our organization, PACE is an AEHS parent run 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation?supporting the?Visual and Performing?Arts Academy (VAPA)?-- that is Choral Music, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater and Visual Art,?including, related?extracurricular activities, such as Marching Band, Titanes Salsersos and S.T.A.G.E. ? To learn more about PACE,?come to the?PACE's table?at the New Student Orientation Picnic on August 24th, 6pm - 8pm and at?Back To School Night?on September?7th. Look out for an announcement about our first Zoom meeting of the year. Mark your calendars for September 21 at 7:30pm. For those of you that are not new to PACE, if you know any new or returning AEHS families interested in promoting the arts at Einstein, send them our way! ? Other than this newsletter, you can also... Follow us on Facebook ? Follow us on Instagram ? PACE raises much needed funds for VAPA through a variety of means, including: the sale of concessions at all VAPA and S.T.A.G.E. performances, ticket sales at certain VAPA performances, the popular annual Jazz and Swing Dance, raffles, goal specific fundraising drives such as the very successful Musical Instrument Repair Drive, community "dinner out" fundraisers at local restaurants and the annual citrus sale. We also offer opportunities for corporate sponsorship in all VAPA performance programs. ? ? Last school year,?PACE raised $15,000,?in part from fundraising, in part from direct donations...all thanks?to?the VAPA staff's extraordinary skill and creativity, the PACE Board's diligence and most especially your tremendous generosity.? We are tremendously?grateful?for your support during the hardest of times for all. We also have greater ambitions this year, so we'd love your help! There is no membership fee to join PACE, though your generous donations are always welcome. All parents/guardians of students?involved in any of the arts programs,?academic or after-school, are automatically members.?Your volunteer time and donations, however,? are?invaluable?to the talented students and staff?we support.?? The 2023-2024 PACE Executive Board,?without whom, I couldn't do this: President - Ian Butteriss Vice President - Sylvia Augusteijn Treasurer - Marcus Meeks Secretary - Monica Lesperance Concessions Chairs - Lois Kent & Kim Hughes Dinner Out Fundraising Chair - Rachel Cornwell Grant Chair - Monica Lesperance Citrus Sale Chair - Open! - Ask about this easy volunteer opportunity Chorus & Theater Liaison - Karin Rudolph Dance Liaisons -? Kristin Goldston Visual Arts Liaison - Ashley Del Sole Instrumental Music Liaison -? Sylvia Augusteijn VAC Liaisons - Lainey Sidlowski & Karen Denny WebMaster - Monica Lesperance ? Open position: Fruit Sale Chair -?we are?interested in finding someone(s) that can help with managing our annual fruit sale (September - November). The sale is conducted online, so it is a very small time commitment.?If you can help, please let us know ? Each and every school day,?more than 1,000 Einstein students?participate in arts classes and related extracurricular activities. In the midst of these challenging and uncertain times,?the VAPA programs?continue to grow,?students continue to enroll?in?arts elective classes and PACE will continue to support the teachers in their extraordinary efforts.?PACE is enormously grateful for all of your support which allows the Visual and Performing Arts teachers to further enhance and enrich their students' high school music and art experience. We look forward to seeing you at our tables, meetings and events. It's with your help that we'll make this a banner year for PACE and the arts at Einstein! Ian Butteriss President ? PS - inspired to donate?? Go to??to donate.? PACE is a charitable organization established under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. VAPA Performance Calendar (Subject to change): 2023 8/24 New Student Orientation & Cook Out - Visit the PACE table during the cookout! 9/7 Back to School Night - Come visit the PACE table! 9/14 VAPA Kick off Picnic (In school event) 10/15 Wheaton Arts Parade & Festival (Off Campus) 10/17 Fall Sampler Concert? 10/19 DCC Open House 11/2, 11/4, 11/10, 11/11 Fall Play 12/8 Winter Dance & Jazz Concert and VAPA Art Exhibit 12/15, 12/16 Renaissance Evening & Choral Concert 12/20 Winter Instrumental Concert 2024 1/5, 1/6 One Act Plays 2/22?Festival Preview Concert &?VAPA Day ? 3/2 Swing Dance? 3/7, 3/9, 3/15, 3/16 Spring Musical 4/25 VAPA Spring Art Exhibition 4/25, 4/26 Spring Dance Concert 5/14 VAPA Senior Showcase & Awards 5/15 Spring Choral Concert 5/16 Spring Instrumental Concert 5/23 Spring Jazz Concert ? ? Copyright ? 2023 Patrons of the Arts Coalition of Einstein (PACE), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Patrons of the Arts Coalition of Einstein (PACE) P.O. Box 657 Kensington, MD 20895 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can or .