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

2008 Send a Child to the Ballet recipients include:

American Lakes Elementary
Babcock Elementary
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Sacramento
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Sacramento
Breakthrough Sacramento
C.K. McClatchy High School
Children’s Receiving Home
Easter Seals
Elk Grove Unified After School Ed. & Safety Program
Ethel I. Baker Elementary
H. Allen Hight Elementary School
Harmon Johnson Elementary School
Folsom Cordova Community Partnership
La Familia Counseling Center
Linkage to Education
Live Oak Waldorf School
Mustard Seed School
MVP Moral Values Program
Nicholas Elementary
Passport to Learning
Rosa Parks Middle School
Sac Chinese Community Services Center
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services
Shriner’s Hospital
St. Hope Public Schools
St. John’s Shelter for Women and Children
St. Patrick’s Home for Children
Twin Rivers USD/Grant HS
TYM- Today’s Youth Matter
Warren E. Thornton Youth Center
Washington Elementary
WEAVE
William Land Elementary
Wonder, Inc.