NPCC fundraiser for music adventure

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. ~Confucius

At National Park Community College, where more than 70 percent of our students are at or below poverty level, the NPCC Singers and the Soundwaves perform more than 20 concerts each year. Area venues invite them back year after year, lifting the community’s collective spirit and, in turn, the spirits of the singers themselves.

So many requests are made that Choral Director Denise Edds must turn many down. This year, however, one has arrived that the Singers have joyfully accepted:

CARNEGIE HALL

On May 5, the Singers will participate in the National Two-Year College Choral Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City. They are the only choir from the South invited. In fact, Manhattan Concert Productions’ Artistic Director Craig Arnold – who has worked with the NPCC Singers in the past – is providing nearly $25,000 to provide round-trip airfare for each participant.

An additional $12,000 in deposits have already been made by the students. To raise the rest, we need your help. Your contributions will help us provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these talented students, most of whom have never traveled outside Arkansas. Now, they have the opportunity to sing on the world’s most renowned stage.

Thank you for the opportunity to request your support as a sponsor. The fundraiser, held through the NPCC Foundation, will feature excerpts from West Side Story and Phantom of the Opera, as well as an exquisite dinner.

The fundraiser will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, at the Regency, owned by the Garganos of Belle Arti and Porterhouse.

National Park Community College Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. With nearly 4,000 credit students this semester, in addition to noncredit courses and concurrent enrollment classes serving each one of the county’s seven high schools, NPCC serves a vital role in our community. The Tax ID for your tax-deductible contribution is 71-0559526, and we humbly and gratefully thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Lisa Coleman Carey
Director of Development