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Now that ebay has a limit as to how many items one may post each month, you'll have to wait until June 1st for more. Keep your eyes peeled and your trigger fingers ready for Apologia Science - Botany, Flying and Land Animals!
With Olivia's local efforts and my dear friends' kindness, Olivia's need just decreased. Receiving her acceptance letter in March from Ballet West Academy, Olivia single-handedly is raising much of the $2750 needed for tuition, housing, travel, dancewear, and spending money for a prestigious summer ballet program for pre-professional dancers.
Sure, I may have provided postcards, emails, and blog posts, and a friend with sales' savvy may have pointed her in all the right directions, but Olivia's dedication to her craft, plus her fearless pursuit in fundraising, truly brought home the bacon.
On Tuesday, Olivia and other members of Sonoma Ballet Theatre opened the 2012 season of Sonoma's famous Farmer's Market. After a series of short and sweet performances, Olivia dove into the crowd and received generous contributions exceeding $200.
In addition, Olivia received Paypal donations from a couple of my coolest high school friends who cannot be thanked enough.
With less than four weeks to go, Olivia's need is now $750!
Thank you to all who have helped my lovely babe! And for those of you also willing to help get Olivia closer to her dream of dancing professionally for a top-notch ballet company, you can contact her here:
As I posted previously, Olivia auditioned for and was accepted to Ballet West Academy's highly esteemed summer intensive program. Attending this program is a big and important step towards her goal to dance professionally with a classical ballet company, and, at fourteen, she doesn't have very many summers left before she soars from my coop and into the wide-world of dance.
Last year Olivia didn't quite make the cut for Ballet West, so when she got the neon green light for this summer, we put our heads and pennies together to see how we could make this happen. For a single mum of four, it's a big challenge ... to say the very least.
So, Olivia has been fundraising in and around our hometown, and appealing to her friends and family for support. And yesterday, she paid her very first Ballet West bill -- so there's no looking back now! With such displays of beauty, potential, spirit, and tenacity, I couldn't be more proud of my babe nor more willing to do all I can to help her best ballet dreams come true.
But we're not done. There is still the balance of her tuition, a plane ticket to Salt Lake City, food, and dancewear, which includes four pair of pointe shoes and a handful of leotards and tights! Oh, and she hopes to attend the scheduled field trips too...
...AND WITH ONLY FOUR WEEKS LEFT TO RAISE WHAT SHE NEEDS!
And so I appeal to you, my blogging friends and my lurking family: please help my babe by sharing Olivia's story and/or supporting her through a sweet donation! As you know, every itty-bit helps when one's reaching towards a dream!
