25th Anniversary!

THE 25TH CELEBRATION GALA WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!  Even though the actual gala is over, we are still celebrating all year!  25 years is a huge accomplishment and we want to recognize the fabulous organization that has been a staple to the Orange County and surrounding areas.

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MTA has something to celebrate…25 years of excitement!  In 2009, MTA celebrates it’s 25th Anniversary and wants YOU to be a part of it!  In our 25th Anniversary season, we celebrate the accomplishments of MTA over the past years.  We anticipate moving forward for the next 25 years in continuing our mission of fostering life-long skills, friendships and the experiences for young people that are unique to MTA.

Please join us in  “A BROADWAY SILVER CELEBRATION” …..Save the date:  Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:00pm-11:00pm ….as we celebrate MTA’s “past”, “present”, and “future”!  It is sure to be an evening not to miss!  Also, special guests of the evening have numerous Broadway credits, amongst other things.  We are excited to present Rex Smith, Linda Griffin and Jeffrey Polk.

The multi-talented Rex Smith, a veteran of stage and screen, started his career as a “teen idol” heartthrob with the platinum album hit “You Take My Breath Away.”  Turning to Broadway at the height of his popularity, Rex made his Broadway debut as Danny Zuko in the original production of “Grease” and received the Theater World Award for his portrayal of Frederick in “The Pirates of Penzance” on Broadway. Other starring roles on Broadway include “Grand Hotel”, “Sunset Boulevard”, “The Scarlet Pimpernel”, “Annie Get Your Gun”, and “Kiss Me Kate”. He expanded his career to encompass TV shows, both primetime and daytime, and feature films.

Linda Griffin was in the original Broadway cast of “The Drowsy Chaperone“, as well as the original West Coast Premier and soon-to-be Broadway bound production of “Minsky’s” in Los Angeles(Shubert Company).  Linda did two National Tours of “Beauty and the Beast” and National Tours of “A Chorus Line” and “42nd Street”.

Jeffrey Polk was seen in the Broadway and Los Angeles companies of “5 Guys Named Moe”, as well as the Los Angeles(Pantages Company) of “The Lion King” as “Banzai” the Hyena .  Jeffrey was in the Las Vegas and National Touring Companies of “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” with Gladys Knight.

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SCRIP Program

Major Retailers Want To Give Musical Theatre Academy Money!

We’re pleased to share some exciting news about a new fundraising program for our organization. It’s called “scrip”, and it’s the fundraising program that works while you shop. Scrip is simply a word that means “substitute money” - in other words, scrip is gift certificates from national and local retailers. They’re the same gift certificates that you buy at the store. Many popular retailers participate in our scrip program including JCPenney, The Gap, Shell, Pizza Hut, Red Lobster, Souplantation, Safeway/Vons and many, many others.

You’re probably asking yourself how these stores help us raise money. It’s simple — scrip participating retailers agree to sell gift certificates to our organization at a discount. Member families like yours buy the certificates for full face value, they redeem them for full face value, and MTA keeps the difference as revenue.

With the holidays coming up…think about purchasing SCRIP from MTA to use at your grocery store when you purchase food for your Thanksgiving and other holiday meals! You’d be paying the store directly, why not buy the SCRIP thru MTA and use the SCRIP at check out?! MTA accepts cash, checks, Visa and MasterCard. Purchase SCRIP to give as gifts. There is even SCRIP for See’s Candy, which you can then use to purchase the yummy candy for your holiday needs. Travel plans in the horizon? Why not purchase SCRIP for use with airlines and hotels? I like to buy SCRIP, then redeem them at the retailers when I pick out that perfect holiday gift! Don’t forget to order SCRIP for your employees as holiday gifts, raffle prizes, etc.

Print Order Form (Includes list of retailers) or

On-line SCRIP Ordering Instructions:
www.shopwithscrip.com

On the home page you must register first in the Members Log In box on the right side of the home page - click on “not a member? Click here”. It will take you to the Family Registration page. Complete the information then hit submit. The next page will ask you for the Enrollment Code.

You will need to use MTA’s Enrollment Code: BED15ABC11975

Submit this info and you will then be able to access the order form. There are hundreds of more retailers on the on-line form! You can bring your payment into MTA along with a copy of your order. We can take checks, visa or mastercard.

Once again thank you for supporting MTA by purchasing SCRIP. Every little bit makes a big difference.