2010 GALA – Guests Gathered to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary in Style!
Thank you to all who supported this fun event!
You helped us raise over $13,000 for arts programming for underserved communities and students with disabilities throughout Connecticut.
Awards:
Artist of the Year – Dexter Singleton
YAC Community Partner – Learn: A Regional, Educational Service Center
VSA Community Partner – Dr. Elizabeth Cole
John T. Garrity Founders Award – Margaret Kinsella
VSA Young Soloist – Blessing Offor
Young Audiences Thanks Our Sponsors:
People’s United Bank
Channel 8 News
NewAlliance Foundation
The Wetjen Music Memorial Fund
Waddell and Reed, Financial Advisors
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
And Our Donors:
Piccolo Arancio
MAX Restaurant Group
The SLAM Collaborative
Peppercorns Grill
Alforno Trattoria
Dusitra Thai Cuisine
Wood ‘n’ Tap Bar and Grill
Apricots Restaurant and Pub
J. Gilbert’s
Netmartin Photography
Craig Norton Photography
Boogie Chillun’
Tom Lee
Bradford Renaissance Portraits
The River to Shore Group
Page Taft
CT PC Repair
Joseph Conte Jewelers
Sleeping Giant Book & Toy co.
Mohegan Sun
Carnival Trio
Flowers from the Farm
Bob’s Discount Furniture
Richard Penna Salon
The Art Spot
The Home Depot
Fairhaven Furniture
Lowe’s
Healthtrax
The Ridgefield Playhouse
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
Pilot Pen Tennis
New Britain Museum of American Art
for their generous support for this event.
We also thank the community for donating the Silent Auction items!!
Mistress of Ceremonies was News Channel 8’s Desiree Fontaine.
The Gala featured the Music of Carnival Trio, Blessing, and Boogie Chillun’.
Young Audiences Arts for Learning Connecticut: Our mission is to integrate the arts into the lives of children in educational and community settings. Our vision for Connecticut is that all children realize their potential through the arts; that the arts are valued for their ability to improve our schools and communities; that, by participation in the arts, children come to understand and value themselves, their neighbors, and the world cultures they share.
We are an Affiliate of VSA an international nonprofit organization that is creating a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.
We offer educational classroom workshops, school cultural programs, school arts programs, assembly programs, arts integration programs, artist in residence programs – bringing theater, music, drama, puppetry, visual arts, storytelling, drawing, painting, history and cultural arts to the classroom.