100 Things You Give When You Choose Encore for #GivingTuesday

Thanksgiving has come and gone. Maybe you had a fantastic time with your family. Maybe you did some shopping this weekend. Maybe your food coma had you out until your Monday alarm. Now, we’ve landed on Giving Tuesday. The day when we ignite the holiday spirit and think of others’ needs. But what are you giving when you give to Encore this #GivingTuesday? It’s hard to tell because we do so much but each gift made to Encore makes a lasting impact. You’ll see as you look at the list that it takes a lot of supplies and people to put on a show or camp. But more importantly, that each child that participates with Encore reaps the benefit of an arts education.

Here’s a list of 100 Things You Give When You Choose Encore for #GivingTuesday.
1) Smiles
2) Paint Buckets
3) Experienced Teaching Artists
4) Scripts
5) Costumes
6) Puppets
7) Tissue Paper
8) Mic Tape
9) Stage Make-up
10) Summer Camp Talent Shows
11) Friendship
12) Masks
13) Scholarships for Families in Need
14) Affordable Family Fun
15) Musical Instruments

16) Picture Books
17) Markers
18) Crayons
19) Colored Pencils
20) Classroom Scissors
21) Glue
22) Magic Wands
23) Pens for Signing Autographs
24) Ghost Collecting Kits
25) Pirate Eye Patches
26) An Enchanted Bookshop
27) Robin Hood’s Bows & Arrows
28) Clementine’s Classroom
29) Lots and Lots of Newsie newspapers

30) A Sidewalk Stroll‘s Pool Noodles
31) Rocket Woman‘s Space Ship
32) Safety Pins
33) Keeping the Lights On
34) Role Model Moments
35) Make-up Sponges
36) Hundreds of Batteries for Microphones
37) Internship Opportunities
38) Streamers
39) Swords
40) Castle Sets
41) Magnifying Glasses
42) Cat Ear Costumes
43) Growing Noses

44) Stamps
45) Qualified Staff Members
46) Early Childhood Classes
47) After-School Enrichment
48) Spike Tape
49) Gaff Tape
50) Masking Tape
51) Duct Tape
52) Electrical Tape
53) Scotch Tape
54) STAR Awards
55) Wireless Microphones
56) Gobos
57) Music Directors
58) Choreographers
59) Props Designers
60) Stage Manager’s Headset

61) Summer Camps
62) School Holiday Mini Camps
63) Hands-on Learning
64) Lighting Designers
65) Set Designers
66) Costume Designers
67) Sound Designers
68) Directors
69) Playwrights
70) Professional Actors for Theatre for the Very Young Productions
71) Lasting Memories
72) Forever Friends
73) Encore Cares
74) Dance Moves
75) Confidence
76) Stage Combat
77) Original Music
78) An Understanding of Shakespeare
79) Story Telling

80) The Healthy Play Initiative Outreach Program
81) New Theatre Works Created Just for Kids
82) Practical STEAM Experience
83) Opportunities for Kids to Shine
84) Rubber Chickens
85) Tree Stumps
86) Communication Skills
87) Literacy
88) Improvisation
89) Teamwork
90) Public Speaking

91) Cooperation
92) Imagination
93) Creativity
94) Empathy
95) Leadership Skills
96) Diction
97) More Time to Just be a Kid
98) A Safe Space
99) A Community Treasure
100) “Theatre by kids, for kids”