As part of its ongoing support of programs for youth, Publix Super Markets Charities recently awarded Sarasota Youth Opera with a $7,500 grant. Here, Shannon Patten, Manager of Media and Community Relations, Lakeland Division (third from left) presents a facsimile check to (l-r): Susan T. Danis, Sarasota Opera Executive Director; Kate Gigliotti, Youth Opera Coordinator; and Michael Wittenburg, Youth Opera Music Director. This award will help sustain Sarasota Opera's commitment to community outreach and eduction projects that engage young people's creativity through exposure to opera. Publix has been supporting Youth Opera programs for the past five years, most recently by providing funds to help produce the May 2010 performances of Judith Weir's The Black Spider. Grant money also enabled Sarasota Opera to provide tickets to dozens of school children, most of whom would not otherwise have the opportunity to attend the performance. Sarasota Youth Opera is the most comprehensive program in the United States to introduce young singers, ages 8 and up, to opera. Everyone who wants to participate is accepted, regardless of skill level. Tuition assistance is available.
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