South Carolina
Add a second or third performance, same day at your school, while Mark is there for an additional $450 per program.
Have him stay over and present A Very Magical Family Reading Night! for only $495 additional. If he is coming in to present the Family Night, only, please use the regular price.
(A 1/3 Deposit may be required.)
A Favor:
If Mark is speaking for your school, and more than 150 miles from home, he and Tami will more than likely be spending the night in the vicinity the evening before. And always staying over the night of, if he's presenting a Family Reading Night for you. If you should have an arrangement with an area hotel, please let us know as this helps with travel costs which you know are always a great expense.
(For instance: If one of your parents operates a hotel or a hotel partners with the school by donating the night or significantly discounting it, please do let us know.) Suitable hotel types are Comfort Inn, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Fairfield Inn, Country Inn and Suites by Carlson, Bed and Breakfast Inns or the independent equivalents.
(The rule of thumb- if you like it, find it safe and would stay there yourself, then Mark and Tami probably would as well.)
Please understand, this is not a requirement, however if you have this option available, Mark is delighted to take you up on it. Thanks so much!
From schools in Hilton Head to Myrtle Beach to York County, across to Landrum and over to Wallhalla down to North Augusta then complete the circle around Hardeeville and now add in all the communities in the center of that circle of the state and you get some idea of where Mark has been invited to in South Carolina through the years. OK, happily all over the state!
We are happy to customize Mark's appearance based on your needs. Drawing from the experience of thousands of performances, may we suggest that while we can accommodate any size group as your space allows, we have found that the perfect audience size for this program is up to 300 children per performance.
If you have a larger student body, we suggest dividing them into smaller groups, as once Mark is on site, you receive a significant discount on additional programs. This ensures the best and most intimate theater experience for your children.
By the way, many schools have Mark stay for a full day including daytime assemblies and the evening A Very Magical Family Reading Night presentation.
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Funding Ideas That Work
These are some of the ways that other schools use to bring Mark in, and one or a combination may just work for you.
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Grants, Reading Foundations, etc. (ie,Target, Wal-Mart, etc..)
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General and Special Use School Fund
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Fundraisers (Book Fairs, Wrapping Paper Sales)
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Education Partners (Business Sponsors)
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Arts Council Grants - In NC, Mark's programs are Arts Council friendly and fundable through Grass Roots. He is on the approved Artists in Schools roster for the Fayetteville/Cumberland County Arts Council.
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In South Carolina he is permanently named to the SC Arts Commission Roster of Approved Artists. All of these organizations make grant funding available to their schools.
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Cultural Arts Funding PTA/PTO
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Title 1
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In-House Field Trip