Whether in the classroom, at a shelter or on stage, Making Books Sing is deeply committed to ensuring the highest artistic and educational standards are upheld. You can help us model excellence for our children by sponsoring one of these standards:
To learn more about “Making a Difference at Making Books Sing”, contact”
Debra Sue Lorenzen, Executive Director, at (212) 573-8791 x.244
dlorenzen@makingbookssing.org
Extended School Programs
$2,000 Underwrite a month of weekly visits by an artist to four classrooms
$2,500 Add a songwriting component to a playwriting artist residency, with a total of 24 visits by a composer/lyricist (6 visits to 4 classrooms)
$5,000 Double the number of artist visits to a class (increase from 10 to 20)
$5,000 Serve twice as many students at a school (avg. 120--with your help, 240!)
Exceptional Artists
$5,000 Help Commission New Work
$10,000 Ensure Live Music on authentic instruments at every performance
Dynamic Production Values
$ 7,500 Underwrite Costumes
$10,000 Underwrite Lights
$15,000 Underwrite Sets and Multimedia
Access for All Children
$15,000 Provide A Year of Family Workshops at a Tier II Shelter* in the Bronx
$20,000 Sponsor our tour to any NYC borough or California
$25,000 Subsidize tickets to school children
*Tier II Shelters provide transitional housing for extended periods, while residents seek work, education, social services and low-income, permanent housing.