Schools
Metropolitan School of the Arts’ Annual Campaign Raises $163, 379
Alexandria Performing Arts School Doubles Fundraising Earnings from 2018; Burtons Grill and Bar Receives 'Champion of Young Performers'
Metropolitan School of the Arts (MSA) Academy of Alexandria, Va. hosted its annual fundraising campaign celebration and announced it raised $163,379, doubling the amount raised in 2018. The campaign concludes at the end of the school year. The monies will fund MSA operating costs and tuition support. For more information, go to www.metropolitanarts.org.
This year, the Academy awarded the first annual “Champion of Young Performers Award” to Burtons Grill & Bar of Alexandria. Va. for its outstanding financial and volunteer support to MSA. Burtons has been a top-level annual sponsor of MSA the past three years and has donated a catered lunch for our Academy celebration, valued at $10,000 the past two years. They also support MSA’s pre-show receptions, Starving Artist Card, prepare discounted lunches to the Academy, and offer allergy-friendly healthy meals during tech weeks of our major performances.
“We are grateful to have such a committed partner with Burtons who shares values of promoting healthy living to families and generosity to our community,” said Melissa Dobbs, founder and executive director of Metropolitan School of the Arts of Alexandria, Va. “We are overwhelmed with the gracious giving of our community to help us surpass our 2019 fundraising goals,” said Dobbs.
Find out what's happening in Kingstowne-Rose Hillfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
MSA’s other annual sponsors include Footlights Dance & Theatre Boutique, The Anderson Company, Jack Taylor’s Alexandria Toyota, Mosaic Express Printing, Arbonne, Fidelis Property Group, Jones Group International, Offit Kurman Attorneys and Burke & Herbert Bank. Financial grantors include the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation and Kohl’s.
The MSA Academy was also a proud recipient of its first matching challenge gift of $50,000 from an anonymous supporter, which helped drive this year’s success.
Find out what's happening in Kingstowne-Rose Hillfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The Academy at Metropolitan School of the Arts is a college preparatory performing arts program for emerging young artists, grades 7 to 12, who are dedicated to high-caliber academics and pre-professional performing arts education. Their cross-curricular approach to arts training fills each young artist’s toolbox with the dance, music and acting skills necessary to be a triple threat in the arts world. MSA’s approach to education is designed to develop independent, self-motivated, and skilled learners.