News Release
| 3/23/10 - Scholarship Opportunities |
The Colorado Group Realty Charitable Foundation and
the Sheila M. Cook Community Arts Foundation jointly
announce the creation of a $4,000 scholarship
Perry-Mansfield scholarships will be awarded to local youth
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO— The Colorado Group Realty Charitable Foundation and
the Sheila M. Cook Community Arts Foundation and have created a youth scholarship
for the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp.
Routt County youth, entering grades 5 – 7 will be awarded full scholarships to attend
Perry-Mansfield’s Junior Camp, June 25th – July 10th, 2010. Junior Camp is a twoweek
program designed for the younger student who wants to explore the
performing arts. The program offers a well-rounded curriculum that includes required
classes in dance, theater and musical theater, with electives in art, creative writing
and equestrian. All eligible youth must complete the Junior Camp Scholarship
Auditions at Perry-Mansfield.
Sheila M. Cook was a childhood dancer and had a deep love of dance and the
theatre. She enjoyed the dance recitals at Perry-Mansfield. Sheila felt that the
performing arts encouraged the creativity of young people and added a certain
discipline that could not be duplicated in the home. With her passing, a fund was
established for Community Arts specific to the downtown Steamboat Springs area
and Perry-Mansfield.
The Colorado Group Realty Charitable Foundation was established in 2006 in order to
provide a means to give back to the community. In addition to donations made at
the time of real estate transactions, employees, managers and matching funds from
client and public donations, can also contribute to the foundation. The goal of the
Charitable Foundation is to support a wide range of community based programs
related to human services, the arts, education, western heritage, the environment
and recreation.
In 1913, Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield fulfilled their dreams of creating a
theatre and dance camp in the mountains. Now, over ninety-six years later, Perry-
Mansfield is recognized as the oldest continuously operating performing arts school
and camp in the nation. Throughout the years, a number of distinguished alumni,
faculty, and guest artists have passed through the doors of Perry-Mansfield.
It is the desire of the benefactors to open up opportunities to the youth of
Steamboat Springs and Routt County, who might not otherwise be able to attend.
With the anticipated success of this scholarship, it is the hope of the benefactors that
the scholarship will be offered on an annual basis. |
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