Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Remember all that money we raised at the Christmas Party...

Below is a letter from Heather Moss, wife of the principal of McCarver Elementary School. At our annual Christmas Party we raised enough money for McCarver to host the Missoula Children's Theater. Well, the time has come for the show to begin! Please read the letter and let us know how you can help them. Email Michael Gray if you are available.

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The time has come! Ruby Midgette (the school music teacher), Scott and I met last week to do the final planning for MCT at McCarver. We are so excited, and the kids are already all a-buzz about auditions and the play. The residency week starts in just under 3 weeks (May 9-14), and everyone is so excited! We have you and your congregation to thank, so thank you!

On the heels of our gratitude, however, comes a request for more help (you told me to ask!)...

IF you have members who are interested in helping more with this project, here are two ideas:

  • We have decided it would be best to feed dinner to the kids who are staying Mon-Fri for rehearsals (3:30-8:00 each night!), so they don't have to worry about packing a meal (or going without). We are looking for volunteers to host each dinner, which will feed about 50 kids and a handful of adults. Scott is asking St. Joseph's hospital staff to do one, and I think Scott and I will buy pizza one night -- would your church be willing to host dinner for the cast one night, as well?
  • The MCT team does a great job of managing the kids all week during rehearsals, but they/we will need help on Saturday to set up chairs and help get the kids in costumes and makeup. Is this something you might have 2-3 people help us with?

Finally, please be sure to come to one of the Saturday performances (I think they will be at 3:00 and 5:30, but I'll confirm as we get closer). We are not selling tickets, so you can just show up, and I know the McCarver community would love to have you there! I'll send a more formal invitation soon, but be sure to put it on your calendar -- May 14!!

Looking forward to talking again soon!

-- Heather Moss

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