SEND A CHILD TO THE BALLET

You can make sure children in our community have the chance to experience this worldwide form of expression and reach beyond what they ever thought possible.

Send a Child to the Ballet often gives children their first experience at a live performance. This experience broadens their perspective of the world and enables them to engage in a cultural event they would otherwise be unable to afford. Last year, we sent more than 1,700 children to the ballet through 34 different social service groups and schools.

Along with tickets, we give each group a guide to prepare them for the exhilaration of a live performance so the children can have both an inspirational and educational experience.  Already this season, we have sent more than 167 youth from 11 community groups to the ballet, where they joined in the excitement of our Capital Choreography Competition.

Through donations from individual donors and corporate groups, we are able to send one child to the ballet for only $20. That means:
• $500 sends 25 children to the ballet
• $200 sends 10 children to the ballet
• $100 sends 5 children to the ballet

Thank you to all of our donors who are helping to keep Sacramento a thriving environment for the arts, accessible even to our youngest community members.

You can send a child to the ballet by donating online and writing “Send a Child to the Ballet” in the designation field.

If you are a social service organization interested in obtaining tickets, download the Send a Child to the Ballet Request Form and submit it to the Sacramento Ballet administrative office.
Send a Child to the Ballet Request Form

2010-2011 Send a Child to the Ballet recipients include:

Boys and Girls Club of Sacramento
Breakthrough Sacramento
C.K. McClatchy High School
Children’s Receiving Home
Elk Grove Unified After School Ed. & Safety Program
Florin Boys & Girls Club
Florin Elementary After School Academy
Grant High School Pacerettes
Hiram Johnson High School
Kirchgater Elementary
La Familia Counseling Center
Language Academy of Sacramento
Linkage to Education
Mustard Seed School
New Morning Youth & Family Services
Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services
Sacramento Native American Health Clinic
Samuel Kennedy Elementary School
Sierra Forever Wonder Mentoring Program
St. John’s Shelter for Women & Children
St. Patrick’s Home for Children
Twin Rivers USD
Washington Elementary School
Washington Neighborhood Center
WEAVE
William Land Elementary School
Woman’s Empowerment