Hamilton premieres on Disney+ tomorrow, July 3, and we’ve been celebrating all week long on social media! Today’s Hamilton song theme is….”The Schuyler Sisters.” Eliza Schuyler Hamilton was a philanthropist and gave back to the community when she opened an orphanage. Learn the many ways Encore gives back to the community with our outreach programs and how you can be a part of the impact!
Here are 5 Fun Facts about our Outreach Programs:
#1 – Encore’s Healthy Play Initiative (HPI) was designed to instill healthy eating
and exercise habits in children from an early age, using theatre arts as a tool.
#2 – HPI enriches the lives of our most vulnerable children through the arts
and provides a safe space for creativity and self-expression for children experiencing food and housing insecurity.
#3 – We partner with Arlington Food Assistance Center on our two existing HPI sites,
Gates of Ballston and Arlington Mill Community Center. We are grateful to the John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation for a grant for HPI this year and to the Arlington Community Foundation and the Dominion Guild for past funding.
Check out our past photos of HPI in action!
#4- Encore is collaborating with Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) and AHC Inc. to expand HPI to young residents in affordable housing in Arlington and Alexandria.
While we wait for a safe time for our teaching artists to teach in person, we are reaching out in other ways during the pandemic. This includes baskets of games and crafts and virtual programming links for their young residents during this time of isolation.
#5 – Encore partners with other community-based nonprofits to support students experiencing homelessness with scholarships.
Thanks to funders like the Children’s Charities Foundation, and individual donors like you, children and youth in need receive scholarships to attend Encore camp and class.
Make a gift today to bring theatre to children in our community!
Keep the Hamilton Celebration Going!
Tomorrow’s theme song is “The Story of Tonight.” Make the premiere special! We’ll share creative ways to set up your family box office and in-home movie premiere to make this movie a night to remember! Mention us @encorearlington and be sure use #EncoreHamiltonWeek
Photos by Cindy Kane Photography, and Aileen Pangan Christian. Video by Rosemarie O’Connor