With Community and Jazz Hands for All!

It's R2P's first annual summer blockbuster virtual fundraiser! Please help us keep the doors open to every young person in our community!

A fundraising campaign for Running to Places Theatre Company

R2P is a youth community theatre company that brings together middle & high school students from across the area. We're in the business of youth development, helping raise our community's children and making excellent theatre in the process. Thanks to support from people like you, participation in R2P is FREE. Please join us by making a donation today.

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WITH COMMUNITY & JAZZ HANDS FOR ALL

This campaign is about dreaming big – just like the kids we serve do. 

R2P gets support from grants, business sponsors, and ticket sales – but we couldn't make ends meet without the support of donations from the families of our company members – and from the rest of our community who believe, like we do, that young people benefit from participation in R2P.

Our goal for this campaign is to raise our entire donations budget for the upcoming 2016 before our fall auditions! This way, kids and families will be able to join in the fun of R2P without any financial consideration. We have untied participation from money to eliminate even the inkling of a perception that belonging in R2P has anything to do with the contents of your bank account.

We strongly believe that our entire community benefits from the life skills these young people develop through their experience in Running to Places. If you agree that they are worth investing in, please join us in supporting them with your donation.

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THANK YOU GIFTS!

What's a crowdsourcing campaign without cool thank-you gifts? (And yes, the gifts are cumulative – you'll receive every gift listed up to your level!)

ANY SIZE DONATION:

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R2P STICKER: Perfect to adorn your bumper, water bottle, laptop, or any surface that needs some love!

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$10 & UP

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POSTER: A souvenir poster from the R2P show of your choice! Printed on white cardstock and ready to frame or tack up on your wall. Choose one from all 40 shows R2P has produced in our history. View a gallery of your choices at www.runningtoplaces.org/galleries.

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$25 & UP

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SUNGLASSES: So cool, they're hot! Offered for the first time ever – R2P shades! Yes, they have UV protection – and style for days, am I right?

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$50 & UP

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DRAWSTRING BAG: Great for carrying your gear when you are running from place to place. 

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$100 & UP

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BASEBALL CAP: All cotton with stitched embroidered R2P logo on the front. Very limited edition – these will not last!

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$250 & UP

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4 TICKETS TO LITTLE WOMEN: Bring the family or have a double date. The show runs August 14-16. We'll even throw in some packs of tissues upon request. 

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$500 & UP

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2016 SEASON TICKETS: A pair of tickets to every show of the 2016 season. Don't miss a single performance by the kids your generosity will be supporting.

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ABOUT R2P

Stacks Image 3666   We Create Theatre 

Running to Places (R2P) is a youth community theatre company that brings together middle & high school students from across the area. Our company rehearses and performs a complete season of fully-staged productions, reaching an audience of over 5,000 annually. By working with experienced mentors, company members learn best practices in a wide range of disciplines within the theatrical arts – from singing, acting, and dancing to lighting, sound, set design, costuming, choreography, and stage management.
“They have taught kids the value of the ensemble — that the show is a success only if every person performs at their best and that each depends upon the other for the show to really rock!” – Bruce Lane, Owner, Purity Ice Cream

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Thanks to support from our community, participation in R2P is FREE. We have eliminated barriers to entry to keep our doors open to any interested young person, providing equitable opportunities for all. Everyone who auditions is offered a place in a show — no one is ever “cut” or excluded. Our welcoming community connects teens and families from across Tompkins County. They forge lasting friendships with people they otherwise would never have met.
If you would like to support us in our mission to keep participation free for every young person in our community, you can make a secure donation online now.
“I am constantly hearing about or seeing young people who are struggling in so many ways – with self-esteem, peer pressure, family discord, school issues, work ethics, and so much more. R2P is the kind of group that can address all these issues in one place” – Gay Huddle, community member

Stacks Image 3702   We Empower Youth

We're in the business of youth development, helping raise our community's children and making excellent theatre in the process. We teach them life skills with theatre as both the means and the end. We provide a supportive environment for young people to grow as artists and citizens of the world. By treating youth with respect and nurturing them as artists, members of a community, and the future leaders of our society, we set the stage for them to become the best versions of themselves – for life!
"Running to Places provided a warm, nurturing, & supportive environment at just the perfect time in my daughter's development. R2P gave her a life beyond the petty antics and peer pressures of middle and high school. Not only did she develop strong bonds with her R2P peers, but R2P provided strong multi-generational bonds, with younger students, college students, and adult professionals. And the confidence and public presentation skills she developed will be invaluable in whatever her future brings." – Paula, a grateful parent of an R2P company member

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