Giving Back
CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED!
An important component of our studio is giving back, whether it's locally in our community or national organization like Dancers Against Cancer and America Heart Association. Over the last few years, we have donated over $10,000 as well as non-monetary donations such as toy drives, urgent needs list items for the homeless shelter, costume donations, and so much more. Another non-monetary give back we do each month is part of our Student Assistant and Student Ambassador program - they make brown bag lunches for Lazarus House once a month.
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It is so beneficial to teach our youth about helping others, and representing DDA in a positive way within the community. This instills values and lessons that they will carry with them into their adult lives as well. Each month DDA has a give back, and below is an overview of the last year:
Some of our giving back initiatives:
June 2018 (recital give back)
Alex's Lemonade Stand
$2,000
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June 2018
Traveling Tutus
7 large boxes of dance costumes
September 2018
Lazarus House
A huge car full of donations from their Urgent Needs list
October 2018
Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center
$500
November 2018
Honor Flight Chicago
$500
December 2018
Becca's LEGacy
A van full of toy donations for their annual toy drive.
January 2019
Special Olympics
$400
February 2019
American Heart Association
$450
March 2019
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Pop tab collection
April 2019
Lazarus House
$1,000
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Dancers Against Center
$200
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May and June 2019
Alex's Lemonade Stand
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