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How Can YOU Play a Part with The Helen Hayes Awards?

Click here to make your end-of-year donation.
 

Just look at all the possibilities:

Give a TixCertificate
to Friends, Family, Colleagues, Teachers, Neighbors, and Clients

  • Washington Theatre TixCertificates are accepted at over 45 theatres throughout Washington and cost only $20 each
     
  • Perfect for theatre lovers or to introduce those who don’t currently attend Washington theatres
     
  • A great way to say happy holidays, happy birthday, happy valentines day

Make a Donation
  • To bring the magic and possibility of live theatre to thousands of District of Columbia public school students and Boys and Girls Club members – with a 100% tax deductible contribution to our Washington Theatre Legacy Project.
     
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  • To maintain and build the health of 70+ professional theatre companies – catalysts for money spent at restaurants, parking lots, transportation, printers, lumber yards, fabric companies, printers, media services - and which boast a workforce contributing to the economic cycle – with a 100% tax deductible contribution to our work to strengthen the economic development of our region.
     
  • To ensure that people of all ages, economic levels, and ethnic backgrounds have the opportunity to experience live theatre; to build the audiences of tomorrow by encouraging them to recognize the value of the Theatre today – with a 100% tax deductible contribution to The Helen Hayes Awards Endowment.
     
  • To underwrite the modest cost of a specific program that reflects your specific priorities, we would be glad to design a program sponsorship package or naming opportunity.
     
  • To multiply the power of your donation through workplace matching gifts, which also enable employers to direct their philanthropic giving to programs that are important to their employees. Many corporations even match their employees’ volunteer time with a monetary donation.

Cookie’s Classes

Cookie Rudman
Cecelia Fisher “Cookie” Rudman was a dear friend and ardent supporter of The Helen Hayes Awards. She was a vibrant woman who keenly understood how theatre enriches the life of a community and the essential part it plays in the academic and social challenges of children. In her memory we established “Cookie’s Classes,” an initiative to “adopt” Washington Theatre Legacy Project Classes in DC Public Schools, and Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the area.

“Adopting” A Cookies Class
The Washington Theatre Legacy project covers the total costs of educators (teaching theatre artists), theatre tickets to professional productions, transportation, resources materials, and classroom teacher workshops. All tickets are purchased from Washington area theatres. It costs approximately $1,000 to bring the program to each class of 20–30 children. A 100% tax deductible contribution will “adopt” one class. You can also sponsor more than one class or half of a class.

Why Adopt A Cookie’s Class?
The practical applications of live theatre enable a child to see the challenges of their own life through a fairly different lens. Communication skills, critical thinking, problem solving, decision-making, collaboration, discernment, engagement, powers of observation, confidence, movement, trust and focus - are enriched. Aptitude in language arts, history, science and mathematics - is enhanced. Appreciation of the unique role the arts play in understanding all human conditions - expands. Recent studies have shown that students who participate in the arts, especially theatre, do better academically, and are more successful in their career endeavors, than those who do not.

Become a “Friend of Helen Hayes”

  • “Friends of Helen Hayes” are a select group of patrons drawn from the city’s most respected leaders, focused specifically on supporting the Awards’ year-round work to help make our community a better place to live and work.
     
  • Your annual contribution will be earmarked for these important programs and come with loads of benefits.

The Helen Hayes Star Gala
October 15, 2010
Four Seasons Hotel Washington

  • Hosted by our friend TYNE DALY
    Award-winning star of Gypsy, Master Class and television's Cagney & Lacey and Judging Amy

  • Celebrating the vibrant landscape of Washington theatre with cocktails, a delectable dinner, an elaborate live auction, theatre neighborhood raffles and great entertainment
     
  • Benefitting the year round programs and services of the Helen Hayes organization to build audiences for Washington area theatres - and our community as a whole

Place an Ad
and Reach Educated, Affluent, Culturally-minded, Quality-Oriented BUYERS

  • In the Auction Catalogue
  • In the Washington Theatre Guide

Get Involved

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Who Make It Possible for The Helen Hayes Awards to
Build Audiences, Honor Excellence, and Educate the Youth of our Community