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Is the person in <br />charge of this <br />program or project <br />different from the <br />Authorizing Official? <br />No <br />W hat are you <br />requesting funding <br />for? <br />A specific program or project <br />Project/Program <br />Summary <br />This grant proposal is to help bring in 3 arts ev ents for the students <br />at Ephesus Elementary. <br />ONE: W e are hoping to bring in local theatre artist/writer Mike W iley to <br />perform his original piece, "Tired Souls: The Montgomery Bus <br />Boycott" which examines the Rosa Parks boycott through a theatrical <br />lease. This piece is for 3rd -5th graders and has a multitude of history <br />curriculum parallels for the students. <br />TW O: W e'd like to bring in is Number Drummer, which is North <br />Carolinian percussionist/artist Troy Kryzalka. His program consists of <br />interactiv e percussion and rhythm explorations that tie in math <br />curriculum for all grades. W e hope to bring him in for two <br />performances (one for K-2nd graders and one for 3rd-5th graders). <br />Each program is tapered to the age group. <br />THREE: W e'd like to bring in a theatre performance of "A Sick Day for <br />Amos McGee" from Children's Theatre of Charlotte for grades K-2nd. <br />This is based on the Caldecott awarded book and explores kindness <br />and empathy. It is part of the theatre company's The Kindness <br />Project initiativ e which seeks and commissions original work <br />grounded in displaying kindness towards others. <br />Here is a financial breakdown for each artist we are hoping to bring <br />in: <br />Mike W iley - $1250.00 <br />Number Drummer - $1195.00 (two performances) <br />Children's Theatre of Charlotte - $1450 <br />TOTAL: $3895.00 <br />Project Start Date <br />(no earlier than July <br />1, 2022) <br />September 10, 2022 <br />Project End Date (no <br />later than June 30, <br />2023) <br />May 31, 2023 <br />Project Goals Our goal is to enrich the students perspectiv es on the arts, while <br />prov iding creativ e links to current curriculum they are studying in the <br />classrooms. W e hope to prov ide arts programs that are inclusiv e <br />and explore the div ersities in our community and world. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: E7F30E51-08F8-4483-84D9-D991CC281E6E