This is Teacher Appreciation Week. And to show our appreciation of teachers, 9 Reno Sunrise members brought coffee, fruit and cookies to all 56 teachers, administrators, and staff at Libby Booth Elementary School. We divided up into three teams and went classroom to classroom. The teachers thanked us for our support. However, some of the students were not happy that they could not have any of the cookies that we were handing out to their teachers.
The speaker was Aaron Doty, the President/CEO of the Reno Philharmonic Association, known as the Reno Phil. Although Aaron joined the Reno Phil about 2 years ago, he and Music Director Laura Jackson have known each other for over 20 years.
Aaron talked about the community outreach and education programs of the Reno Phil. The Reno Phil is the largest non-profit performing arts organization in Nevada. 20% of their budget goes to support the community and education programs. (Aaron said that typically a performing arts group budgets up to 5% for community programs.)
A few examples of these programs are: 1) the partnership with the Washoe County Library System 2) the Young Peoples Concerts at the Pioneer Center which lets about 2,800 students experience classical music 3) The Reno Phil has partnered with three Title 1 elementary schools to bring music instruction to the school, and provides the instruments.
Please join fellow Rotarians and friends for our May social gathering.
Ed Basl has generously offered a private venue complete with free wine and hors d’oeuvres for up to 50 people. This is a very special event and you are encouraged to bring friends, especially potential Rotary members. The wine is from Ed’s private collection so feel free to bring a beverage to supplement Ed’s vino offering. Please note that the event is on a Thursday evening.
