2021-2022 Programs and Needs Funded to Date

• Hispanic Heritage Month showcase for the Middle School by Fausto Feliz/Fuerza Dance Studio & Group
• Cultural stories and poetry reading by poet Sheila Maldonado
• AV Production equipment for the music department

Planned for the spring: dance/movement, creative writing, and theater for all grades!

Special Request--Due to COVID restrictions, the music departments needs more instruments to reduce sharing among middle schoolers. The total cost of all of these instruments is $7,000 and we need your help to fund this!
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Instrument needs for the Middle School:

• 6 alto saxophones
• 6 clarinets
• 6 flutes
• 5 trumpets ​

2020-2021 Programs Funded
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Friends was able to provide a number of programs throughout the 2020-2021 year including:

• 66 sessions of remote creative storytelling and theater provided by YANY
• 66 creative writing workshops with Uptown Stories 
• Dominican Dance classes for the middle school by Collectives 4 Arts Music & Dance
• Movement class for the elementary school by Broadway Performing Arts Center
• A partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center

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