Priscilla Slocum Lacy's Posts - MyTown Colorado2024-03-29T04:56:27Zpriscilla Slocum Lacyhttps://www.mytowncolorado.com/profile/priscillaSlocumLacyhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/356044005?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://www.mytowncolorado.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=3i8n8mhqt6g9t&xn_auth=noAfrican Evening to benefit the Sega Girls School in Tanzaniatag:www.mytowncolorado.com,2014-11-06:2021996:BlogPost:1606352014-11-06T22:00:00.000Zpriscilla Slocum Lacyhttps://www.mytowncolorado.com/profile/priscillaSlocumLacy
<blockquote><div><font class="Apple-style-span"> I am involved with an organization called Nurturing Minds whose mission is to support and educate impoverished girls in Tanzania who would otherwise be on the street or living in squalid conditions with no chance for a better future. Nurturing Minds supports the Sega Girls School, a residential secondary school that houses and educates 180 girls who have been hit with a</font>
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<font class="Apple-style-span"> I am involved with an organization called Nurturing Minds whose mission is to support and educate impoverished girls in Tanzania who would otherwise be on the street or living in squalid conditions with no chance for a better future. Nurturing Minds supports the Sega Girls School, a residential secondary school that houses and educates 180 girls who have been hit with a</font> <br />
<font class="Apple-style-span">reall-life crisis (AIDS, starvation, the </font><br />
<font class="Apple-style-span">death of a parent) that forces</font><br />
<font class="Apple-style-span"> them to withdraw from classes, usually before even completing elementary school. </font><br />
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<font class="Apple-style-span">For the past 6 years, the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Nurturing Minds has organized a really fun event called</font><br />
<font class="Apple-style-span"><b> An African Evening</b> where we raise funds to support critical needs at Sega</font><br />
<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">,</font><br />
<font class="Apple-style-span">such as supplying beds, desks, clean water, a bus and solar power. This year, we are trying to raise funds for teachers' salaries and to</font><br />
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#FF0000"> </font><br />
<font class="Apple-style-span">provide scholarships for 10 girls to attend the Sega School for a year.</font><br />
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Please join me on Nov 15 at our annual African Evening fundraiser. You can purchase tickets here <br />
<a href="http://events.readysetauction.com/nurturingminds/rmafricanevening" target="_self">http://events.readysetauction.com/nurturingminds/rmafricanevening</a><br />
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If you want to learn more about our program and what we are doing, please visit <br />
<a href="http://www.nurturingmindsinfafrica.org/">www.nurturingmindsinfafrica.org</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Asante Sana! (that's 'thank you' in Swahili</span><br />
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/397750041?profile=original" target="_self"><br></a> <a href="http://www.nurturingmindsinafrica.org" target="_blank"><br></a></p>Disney's Aladdin Jrtag:www.mytowncolorado.com,2014-11-06:2021996:BlogPost:1605492014-11-06T21:30:00.000Zpriscilla Slocum Lacyhttps://www.mytowncolorado.com/profile/priscillaSlocumLacy
<p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/397746261?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" height="1181" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/397746261?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" style="width: 404px; height: 757px;" width="750"></img></a> Come take a magic carpet ride with a darling group of local youth actors, many in their very first performances, as they bring to the stage <b><i>Disney’s ALADDIN Jr.</i></b></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Boulder</font> <font size="3">County</font><font size="3">’s own, The Art Underground,…</font></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/397746261?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" height="1181" class="align-left" style="width: 404px; height: 757px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/397746261?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"></a>Come take a magic carpet ride with a darling group of local youth actors, many in their very first performances, as they bring to the stage <b><i>Disney’s ALADDIN Jr.</i></b></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Boulder</font> <font size="3">County</font><font size="3">’s own, The Art Underground, will open its Fall Season production,</font> <b><i><font size="3">Disney’s ALADDIN Jr.,</font></i></b> <font size="3">Friday evening,</font><b><font size="3"> </font></b><font size="3">November 14th for six performances in</font> <font size="3">Boulder</font> <font size="3">at Platt Middle School.</font></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><b><i><font size="3">ALADDIN Jr.</font></i></b> <font size="3">is a one-act theatre musical adapted from the very popular animated Disney film Aladdin, released in 1992. The film is based on the Arab folktale of Aladdin and the magic lamp from “One Thousand and One Nights”. </font> <font size="3">Both the story and music in this version closely follow the original film.</font></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">So come join our three casts (25 each) of talented young actors ranging from 4th -8th grade and with the talented direction of Betsy Keating. Hear the Academy award-winning score with songs including “Arabian Nights”, “One Jump Ahead”, “Friend Like Me”, “Prince Ali”, and “A Whole New World”, as well as a new song, “Why Me”, which is sung by Jafar and Iago. You’ll also be treated to colorful, dazzling costumes and innovative, creative set design by Art Underground staff.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><a href="http://www.artunder.org" target="_blank">http://www.artunder.org</a></p>
<p><span>Friday,11/14/14</span><br><span>7pm Blue Cast</span><br><br><span>Saturday, 11/15/14</span><br><span>11am Red Cast</span><br><span>2:30pm Blue Cast</span><br><span>6:00pm Yellow Cast</span><br><br><span>Sunday, 11/16/14</span><br><span>1pm Yellow Cast</span><br><span>4:30pm Red Cast</span></p>
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