Thursday, 7 October 2010

We are looking for festive folk to come carol singing with us to raise money for Fusion Youth Theatre!

Bring your friends, family, neighbours etc to come along and have a sing with us on any of the following dates:

Sat 11th Dec Carol Singing 12.30-2pm Sainsburys
Sun 12th Dec Carol Singing 12.30-2pm Sainsburys
Mon 13th Dec Carol Singing 6pm-7.30pm Sainsburys
Wed 15th Dec Carol Singing 6pm-8pm Tesco Grimsby
Fri 17th Dec Carol Singing 6pm-8pm Tesco Grimsby
Sat 18th Dec Carol Singing 10am-3pm St Peter’s Ave
Sun 19th Dec Carol Singing 10am-3pm Riverhead, GY

We don't expect people to attend the FULL day on the final weekend so please let us know which times you are available.

The more the merrier! Songsheets and backing music is provided, there will be a singing workshop nearer the time for people to come to if they wish.

Friday, 1 October 2010

Confirming Final Details!

We are now in the process of confirming final details for the trip - the flights, the accommodation, the group we are working with. Once everyone is happy and sorted we can release details, which we hope will be soon!

Everyone who has applied for a place has been successful so congratulations! Now we need to make every effort to work well as a team to raise the remainder of the money needed for the trip. We have lots of fundraising events coming up, from Chilli Nights, to Quiz Nights, Carol Singing, Productions and much much more so keep an eye out for details.

The dates of the trip have now changed to 9th-21st April 2011. Participants have been notified by e mail and everything will be sent out in writing asap.

We are very excited about the project and even more excited about some of the people we are speaking to over in the USA, they are keen to welcome us....but we'll stop there before we reveal too much!

If you have paid your deposit but have not handed forms in, please do this immediately!

In the meantime, we have set up a great group on facebook please join us on there!

Sunday, 26 September 2010

Applicants for the trip...

To all those who applied for the America trip, we are in the process of confirming places and will be writing to you all soon, we hope we can offer every person a place and just need to confirm that there is room to house everyone over in the US of A!!!

Once we have done that we can confirm the dates and book the flights, and write to you to confirm all the details.

In the meantime we are organising a lot of exciting fundraising activities from Quiz Nights & Craft Fairs to Christmas shows and Carol Singing! We hope you can all join in?

Lets put the FUN in FUNdraising!!! (cheeeeeeeeeeesy stuff!!) It will be a great teambuilding experience and really prepare the young people for spending time together in the states when they are away from family, good friends help combat home sickness so lets use this fundraising time to ensure they all know each other well and feel comfortable together.

ok thats the soppy stuff done, thanks for all the forms and deposits, we will be in touch as soon as we can!!!

By the way, you can comment on any of these blog entries and also if you e mail us your own fundraising updates we will add them to this blog?

Thursday, 23 September 2010

Chilli Night Fundraiser


Rory and family are holding a chilli & wine night as a fundraiser!
Why not come along and join us?


Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Meeting Tonight!

Very excited! The sign up meeting is tonight, we get to meet everyone who is interested in coming along to America with us.
Places are limited so hoping not to disappoint too many people.

Tonight, 7.30pm, Grimsby Central Hall. Teas and coffees available!

FYT heading to America!!! You coming?

We are delighted to announce that our annual international trip will take place to America in Easter 2011.

Participants will travel to Philadelphia where they will work with an American youth theatre to produce a performance piece. There will also be a trip to New York with the possibility of seeing a professional theatre production.
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Accommodation
We have been offered accommodation in a shared house where participants will sleep in dorm-like facilities. The group members will need to provide their own sleeping bag and are welcome to bring an inflatable mattress to ensure extra comfort. However, we advise those attending to pack on the light side and only take what they really need. Valuables such as iPods, jewellery, cameras, portable game devices etc will be the responsibility of the owner, Fusion Youth Theatre cannot be held responsible for loss of belongings.

Dates
We are aiming to travel to Philadelphia from Heathrow Airport on 15th April 2011 and travel back home on 25th April 2011. This is yet to be confirmed, dates may be altered slightly after this letter, the entire trip will last at least 10 days.

Cost
Participants will pay a total of £550 as their personal fee. They should submit the first £100 with their application forms as a non refundable deposit. The rest can be paid in stages or fundraised as per the information in the application pack. We can offer support and guidance for those wanting to fundraise the whole amount. Participants should aim for £200 to be paid in by the end of November with the remaining £250 by the end of January, they should discuss options with us if they need extra time to raise the money, we are happy to help and make alternative arrangements.

Fundraising
As well as the personal payment of £550, Fusion Youth Theatre need to raise an additional £4,000 to make the trip happen! FYT will organise big events and the America Trip participants will be expected to get involved/promote/ assist with as many of the events as possible or the trip will not be able to go ahead! We are hoping that people will be happy to offer a little of their time in order to keep the personal fee as low as possible. If the money is not raised, the trip will not happen.

If you are keen to take part and are happy to get involved in additional fundraising activities then get saving your pennies now!

--------- Sign-Up Meeting -------------
We will be holding a special meeting for all interested on Tuesday 21st September 2010, 7.30pm at the Grimsby Central Hall. Attendees can bring their £100 deposit and fill in an application on the night, they can find out more about the trip and chat about fundraising ideas. Youth members interested in the trip should attend as well as parents/guardians or a representative if they cannot make it. If you cannot make the meeting at all then we can send an application pack out but please bear in mind that we have very limited number of places which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Please do not hesitate to contact us on 01472 352006 if you have any further queries.
Warm regards
The Fusion Youth Theatre Team