Congratulations to all who performed in the Spring Showcase last night.

It was wonderful to see each student perform and show off what they have learned during the Spring session. Each and every student did a great job with their performance! From Dance to Improve each class was blessed with wonderful instruction and was able to learn together how to better their skills. What a wonderfully entertaining and motivating show!

Thank you to all of the family and friends who came to watch them perform.

~Karyn Eremeyeff and the CYT Beaverton teaching staff

SHOWCASE EVENT!

Our Spring Session students are looking forward to the Showcase event on Tuesday, June 7th.

Students will attend classes as usual at 5:00 PM. Please be sure to have your child bring a sack dinner and water bottle as we will provide the students with a dinner break at some point before 6:30.

Doors will open at 6:45 for Showcase with the event beginning at 7:00 PM.Please invite family and friends to attend this  fun,free event!

Counselors-in-Training

CYT will be "hiring" Counselors-in-Traning (CITs) to work at our day camps this summer.  If are 15 or older and are interested in this opportunity, please follow the CIT Application link to access the application. 

CITs earn 50 CYT bucks for each camp they work.  Be sure to note the due date on the application!

Bethany Larson

Area and Marketing Director

Founder/Summer Camp Manager
CYT Vancouver/Portland
360-921-2944

Show Bear Orders

Our sweet Charlotte's Web souvenir bears are done and ready for a home!

ORDER YOURS TODAY!

 If you would like to own one please e-mail Cheri Pupkiewicz at (pupkiewicz@yahoo.com) with the following information:

Your name

Phone number 

Email address

Quantity of bears ordering

Boy or Girl Bear

You can pick up your bear at the souvenir table at any of the shows.  They cost is $12 each so please have your payment ready when you pick them up.

We will also have spider charms, Charlotte's Web paper back books, wooden ornaments, Show Cookies and more for sale at the souvenir table!

Thank you.

 Gloria Palau and Cheri Pupkiewicz

Mary Poppins Tickets

CYT has a limited number of Group Rate tickets for Mary Poppins on Wednesday, July 6th at 7:30 p.m. at The Keller Auditorium in Portland.  1st balcony tickets are available for $47 each.  2nd balcony tickets are available for $36 and $25 each.   If you would like to purchase any of these tickets, please call the office (360-750-8550) between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to reserve your tickets.  Payment (via credit card) due at the time of reservation.  This is a family-friendly show that is getting rave reviews!  
Bethany Larson

Area and Marketing Director

Founder/Summer Camp Manager
CYT Vancouver/Portland
360-921-2944
www.cytvanport.org

Free Tickets to Charlotte's Web for Ushers!

Don’t miss this opportunity! We are still in need of  adult and children volunteers to usher for the upcoming Charlotte’s Web show. Ushering gets you a free back-row ticket to view the show, though you may miss a few minutes here and there helping with ushering issues. This is a great way for friends and family see the show for free. If you are interested, let me know soon so I can give you the time slot of your choice. Even if you are not doing a show or classes this time, you may still usher. If you or your children have friends interested in CYT, they are welcome to usher as a way of checking it out, too! Thanks, Beaverton CYT House Manager Cheri Pupkiewicz     pupkiewicz@yahoo.com

Free Tickets to Charlotte's Web for Ushers!

Don’t miss this opportunity! We are still in need of  adult and children volunteers to usher for the upcoming Charlotte’s Web show. Ushering gets you a free back-row ticket to view the show, though you may miss a few minutes here and there helping with ushering issues. This is a great way for friends and family see the show for free. If you are interested, let me know soon so I can give you the time slot of your choice. Even if you are not doing a show or classes this time, you may still usher. If you or your children have friends interested in CYT, they are welcome to usher as a way of checking it out, too! Thanks, Beaverton CYT House Manager Cheri Pupkiewicz     pupkiewicz@yahoo.com

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Living Social Ticket Information

Dear CYT Patrons,

Starting today, CYT is joining with LivingSocial to promote tickets for our Spring shows.  If you subscribe to LivingSocial, we just want to make sure you know a couple of the "rules" for purchasing these tickets. 

1.  This deal is good only to new customers (people who have not purchased tickets to any CYT show before).  

2.  Tickets purchased through this deal do not count toward the Ticket Contest.

Also, in light of this promotion, we expect tickets for our Spring shows to start selling like crazy!  So, if you haven't purchased your tickets yet, you may want to do that right away.

Thanks so much for your ongoing support,

Bethany Larson

Marketing Director

Charlotte's Web Auction Donations Needed

Hello CYT friends,

   I want to make a plea for donations for our silent auction during the upcoming Charlotte's Web shows.  The auction is a great way to raise much needed funds for the ongoing success of CYT.  I know you are all working incredibly hard to get ready for the show, but if you think of something you could donate or a service that you provide that you would be willing to donate, it would be such a blessing.  

Also, if you would be willing to ask for donations from businesses that you regularly visit, go for it.   Cheri and I will do our best to get the community involved but we need your help to make it the best auction yet!  Would you help us make that happen?  If so, please bring your item or items with you to any class or rehearsal and leave them at the front desk.  I will regularly check in to pick things up. 

Thank you so, so much for considering your part in this opportunity.  Please feel free to email me at glopalau@gmail.com with questions.

Blessings, Gloria Palau & Cheri Pupkiewicz

P.S.  We would also be very interested if anyone has a vacation home that they would be willing to donate out for a period of time.  Lets get creative!!

10th Anniversary Season Announcement Dessert

Please join us for dessert and entertainment at the 10th Anniversary Season Announcement Dessert on Saturday, May 7th at 7 p.m.. 

We will come together to enjoy desserts, reflect on our past accomplishments and watch some of our leaders and artistic team members as they entertain us with the 2011-2012 Season of Shows Announcement. This is a show you will not want to miss!

The event will be held at the NW Baptist Convention Center in Vancouver. Tickets are $3 and are available online.

We will have drawings during snack time at classes for free tickets. Three students will win a ticket to the event at each class session for the next few weeks.

Winners will have their complementary tickets added to their families CYT account.

Letter Writing Campaign Donation Totals

Please post to your blogs and attach the pdf.

Attached is a list of total donations brought in per student; each student's name will go in the Grand Prize Drawing one time for every $75 they brought in.  Donations had to be specific to Letter Writing.

Prizes will be drawn at our 10th Anniversary Season Announcement Dessert on Saturday, May 7th, 7 p.m. at the NW Baptist Convention Center in Vancouver.  Tickets are $3 and are available online.  Need not be present to win.

Each student will receive an email by Monday, May 16th, with the names and amounts for the donations their letters brought in, so that they may thank each of their donors.  CYT also sends a thank you letter and donation receipt to each donor.

To view  your students letter writing campaign donation total please click on the 2011 Letter Writing Campaign Donation Total link.

Bethany Larson

Area and Marketing Director

Founder/Summer Camp Manager
CYT Vancouver/Portland
360-921-2944
www.cytvanport.org

THANK YOU!

A huge THANK YOU to all the students who wrote letters for our Letter Writing Campaign and to everyone who donated! We've received over $18,000 so far!

Letter Writing Prizes will be drawn at our 10th Anniversary Season Announcement Dessert on Saturday, May 7th.  Student's names will be entered into the drawing 1 time for every $75 their letters brought in; need not be present to win.  We will post a list of winners on our blogs on May 9th.

Bethany Larson

Area and Marketing Director

Founder/Summer Camp Manager
CYT Vancouver/Portland
360-921-2944
www.cytvanport.org

Applications Now Being Accepted

CYT is now accepting applications for summer day camp counselors.  Applicants must be 16 years old by 6/25/11.  Counselors are paid positions ($8.67 an hour) working the camps they are assigned to when at least 50 campers are enrolled.  CYT hires friendly, upbeat students to assist our Lead Camp Teachers and to serve our campers.  Applications and reference forms are due to the office by Friday, April 29th.  Please ask your Area Coordinator to serve as one of your two references.  Please note that your references must give you your completed reference form in a sealed envelope.

Camp Counselor Application


Camp Counselor Reference From

Bethany Larson

Area and Marketing Director

Founder/Summer Camp Manager
CYT Vancouver/Portland
360-921-2944
www.cytvanport.org

Last Day for 2011 Letter Writting Campaign Donations

Today is the last day to make a donation towards our 2011 Letter Writing Campaign.  Students get 1 entry into our grand prize drawing for every $75 in donations their requests bring in.  GRAND PRIZES include CYT Class Tuition for 1 year ($510 value), CYT Camp Tuition ($150 value), Dinner and a Movie ($40 Regal Card & $60 Red Robin), Tickets to Hairspray at Broadway Rose for you and 4 friends, Limo Ride and 4 tickets to see Mary Poppins at the Keller.   Donate online by midnight tonight - click here.

Charlotte's Web First Rehearsal ~ First Parent Meeting Information

The First Rehearsal for Charlotte's Web is Friday, April 15th.
Crew is called to be there from 4:30-6:30.
Cast is called to be there from 4:30-8:30.
Please remember to come dressed in a black or dark colored shirt with no writing or logo for your photo.


Parents of Cast are to attend the 1st Parent Meeting from 6:30-8:30.
While crew parents are not required to attend this meeting it is helpful for them, especially parents new to CYT, to attend as there is much to learn regarding the process involved in this production.

Tickets, CYT Bucks and Ticket Contest Information

Tickets are on sale now for CYT's Spring shows! Your family can sell tickets to earn CYT Bucks, CYT shirts and event invitations!  Please be sure to read the following information - it will answer a lot of your ticket related questions, including where and how to redeem complimentary tickets and gives some new guidelines for the ticket contest. 

 

# of regular tickets sold (during 1 session)	Earn
10 - 19	10 CYT Bucks
20 - 29	20 CYT Bucks
30 - 39	30 CYT Bucks
40 - 49	40 CYT Bucks
50 - 64	50 CYT Bucks
65 - 79	65 CYT Bucks + CYT show tshirt
80 - 99	80 CYT Bucks +  CYT show hoodie
100 - 124	100 CYT Bucks + CYT show hoodie + Mary Poppins Ticket (June 2011)
125+ (start again at the beginning with 135+ tickets)	125 CYT Bucks + CYT show hoodie + 2 Mary Poppins Tickets

PLUS!  Sell 30 or more tickets to your show, and receive an invitation to The Director's Event!  Sell 50 or more tickets to your show, and you'll receive an invitation for you and a friend!  These tickets will be included in your credit total, but only those tickets sold to the show you are participating in will be counted toward this special event.

--CYT Bucks can be used for camp or class tuition, production fees, and CYT show tickets.

--Group sales count!  

--School Day sales, too - get credit for 1 regular ticket for every 5 school day seats sold.  Ask your teacher to bring your class to the show, and mention your name when reserving tickets.

--Only presold tickets count toward the ticket contest, so encourage your friends and family to purchase tickets early!  Door sales do not count for the ticket contest.  

To check on your ticket sales progress, log on to your CYT family account.  You will be able to see the tickets you have ordered, and how many tickets have been purchased under your child’s name for the ticket contest.  Please be aware that any school day tickets listed here will be the total number of seats ordered, and will be adjusted to 1 ticket for every 5 seats for the ticket contest.

  

Complimentary tickets will be available through your “My CYT” page, as well.  Every student will receive 1 complimentary ticket to each of the session’s shows, except for the show he or she is cast or crew in.  The comp tickets will be added to your account on after the shows have been cast.  To redeem your tickets, sign in to your My CYT account, and click on the "Buy Tickets" link.  Select the performance date and time that you would like, and one of the available ticket types will be "CYT Student".  These are your complimentary tickets, and the appropriate number of tickets will be listed in the drop down box. Select the number of tickets you would like to redeem for that performance, and continue through the ordering process.  Any unused complimentary tickets will be stored for later redemption.  

Complimentary tickets must be ordered in advance; they may not be redeemed at the door.

Paper ticket order forms will be available on the class and show blogs, and may be turned in to the CYT office.

Questions?  Please call or email me!

Thank you,

Beth Maxwell

b.maxwell@cytvanport.org

360 750-8550

Exciting News

Exciting news on the CYT Vanport Executive Director Search

After a two month process of interviewing, testing, debate and much prayer our Board of Directors has reached a decision on the hire of the next Executive Director for CYT Vanport!

It was a unanimous decision to hire Kristi Foster in the Executive Director position.

She will be an excellent fit for the position because of her love for the kids and theater; her passionate pursuit of Christ; her dedication to CYT Vanport for the past eight years and her unique skill set that combines strong artistic ability with an equally strong ability to lead and shepherd people. I'm excited to work alongside Kristi the next two months to help prepare her for this new adventure.

Thank you all for your continued prayer and support.

Justin Parks on behalf of the CYT Board

Early Bird Deadline Extended

The Early Bird Registration has been extended to Tuesday, March 15th. Anyone who paid full price will receive a refund.

 If you have questions regarding this you can contact Beth Maxwell in the CYT office.