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December 11, 2012MO Children's Agency One of Five National Winners of $100,000 Grant for Strategic Planning

For more information, please contact:                                                                                                             Marie McGeehan                                                                                                                                              Great Circle                                                                                                                                                    T: 314-256-4902                                                                                                                                               marie.mcgeehan@great-circle.org

Missouri Children's Agency One of Five National Winners of $100,000 Grant for Strategic Planning Two-year grant will fund cutting-edge strategic planning transformation project                               Great Circle (formerly Boys & Girls Town, Edgewood Children's Center) only agency in Missouri to be selected

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Dec. 12, 2012) -- Great Circle , one of Missouri's largest providers of behavioral healthcare for children, won a two-year $100,000 grant from the national organization, Alliance for Children and Families. The grant comes from the Alliance's Strategy Counts program -- a multi-year pilot project designed to enhance the social impact of nonprofit human service providers by increasing their focus on strategy and its effective deployment. The Alliance is a Milwaukee-based national nonprofit association with a member network of nearly 350 nonprofit, human serving organiztions.

Great Circle touches the lives of 11,000 children and family members annually through its campuses and community based services in St. Louis, Columbia, Hillsboro, Kirksville, Springfield, Steelville, and St. James. Great Circle will incorporate the Baldrige Model of Performance Excellence to align and focus the entire organization on a single strategic vision that defines and implements institution-wide outcomes measurement, evidence-based practices, stakeholder feedback and decision-making. 

This transformational project will enhance Great Circle's effectiveness in fundamentally altering the life trajectory of children, youth and families served; enabling them to secure stable employment, maintain financial security, and effectively break cycles of poverty by fostering academic progress, developing skills for independent living, and improving interpersonal and long-term resiience skills.

"This grant enables Great Circle to not only improve our own services and ultimately the quality of life for community members, said Vince Hillyer, president and CEO. "It also means we are part of an exciting program that is closely examining how nonprofit human service organizations can be even more effective throughout the country."

Only agency in Missouri to receive award

Great Circle is one of five agencies selected from 72 applications for the Strategy Counts Transformative Projects in 2012. Great Circle is the only agency in Missouri participating in the Strategy Counts initiative.

The intent is for the pilot sites to test and model how nonprofits can be more nimble in adjusting to change, more data-driven in making decisins, better positioned to partner, and more able to innovate in ways that have maningful client and community impact on improving the lives of children and families.

The 20 agencies currently serving as Strategy Counts pilot sites participate in a cohort learning group throughout the project. The Alliance is committed to sharing the results of this initiative in order for the pilot projects to contribute a new depth of understanding about the role of strategy in nonprofit organizations that share a mission to improve the lives of children and families. 

About Great Circle

Established as a result of the merger of Boys & Girls Town of Missouri and Edgewood Children's Center, Great Circle provides treatment, education, prevention, and support services to children with a history of abuse or neglect, children with emotional and behavioral disorders and children with autism. Great Circle's mission to "reshape vulnerable lives through a community of partners, teachers and leaders, giving children and families the confidence to create bright futues" is fulfilled through campuses in St. Louis, Columbia, Springfield and St. James, Missouri. As one of the largest providers of behavioral health services in Missouri, the organization annually touches the lives of more than 11,000 children and family members and employs more than 700 staff members. For more information, please visit the website at www.great-circle.org.

The Alliance for Children and Families is a national organization dedicated to achieving a vision of healthy society and strong communities for all children, adults and families. The Alliance workse for a transformational change by representing and supporting hundreds of nonprofit human serving organizations located in North America to translate knowledge into best practices that improve their communities. 

Working with and through its member network, the Alliance strives to achieve high impact by reducing the number of people living in poverty; increasing the number of people with opportunities to live healthy lives; and increasing the number of people with access to educational and employement success. Go to alliance1.org for more information.

The Kresge Foundation is a $3.1 billion private, national foundation that seeks to influence the quality of life for future generations by creating access and oppotunity in underserved communities, improving the health of low-income people, supporting artistic expression, increasing college achievement, assisting in the revitalization of Detroit, and advancing methods for deaing with global climate change. The foundation works in six program ares: arts and culture, community development, education, the environment, health, and human services. In 2010, the Board of Trustees approved 481 awards totaling $158 million; $134 million was paid out to grantees over the course of the year. For more information, visit kresge.org. 

November 30, 2012Holiday Comedy at Center for Arts

In an effort to raise funds for the newly formed Lindenwood University Arts Endowment, Lindenwood's J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts will feature the holiday comedy Three Redneck Tenors Christmas SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR on the stage of the Bezemes Family Theater at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. All proceeds will benefit the endowment, which in turn supports the cultural enrichment of the Greater St. Louis Area and the education and scholarship of Lindenwood University's Fine and Performing Arts students.

Complete news release below

FROM: Missouri Press Flash News Service
TO: News Desk

November 30, 2012

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For immediate release:
November 30, 2012

Contact: Chad Snider
Director of Marketing
J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts
636-949-4512
csnider@lindenwood.edu

Lindenwood's J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts
to Feature the Three Redneck Tenors
Christmas SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR


St. Charles, Mo.—In an effort to raise funds for the newly formed Lindenwood University Arts Endowment, Lindenwood's J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts will feature the holiday comedy Three Redneck Tenors Christmas SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR on the stage of the Bezemes Family Theater at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. All proceeds will benefit the endowment, which in turn supports the cultural enrichment of the Greater St. Louis Area and the education and scholarship of Lindenwood University's Fine and Performing Arts students.

Reserved seat tickets are available for $24.50-$38.50 at the Lindenwood Box Office (636-949-4433) or online at www.lindenwoodcenter.com. The Box Office and the Bezemes Family Theater are located in Lindenwood's J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, at 2300 West Clay St., just west of First Capitol Drive in St. Charles.

Performed by the same great cast of the hit 3 Redneck Tenors–a New Musical Adventure, these real life Broadway and opera stars are ready to warm your holidays with a classic, pop, and deep-fried feast of musical delights. The familiar holiday tunes in the show include classics like: "Sleigh Ride," "White Christmas," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "Santa Baby," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," "Blue Christmas," "O Holy Night," "Winter Wonderland," "Jingle Bells," and "Silent Night." You'll also enjoy holiday spoofs like "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and a few other great surprises! Christmas SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR stars Matthew Lord, Alex Bumpas, Blake Davidson and Dinny McGuire with musical arrangements by award-winning composer Craig Bohmler.

For more information about the concert, contact the Lindenwood Box Office at 636-949-4433.

Lindenwood University, founded in 1827, is an independent liberal arts university offering 84 undergraduate degree programs and 37 graduate programs in diverse areas of study in traditional and accelerated formats. Lindenwood operates a residential campus in historic St. Charles, as well as 11 extension sites throughout the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

November 21, 2012Symphony of Toys on Dec. 16

A holiday tradition continues on Sunday, December 16, 2012! The Missouri Symphony Society will present a "Symphony of Toys" holiday concert with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra and special guests.

Complete news release below

FROM: Missouri Press Flash News Service
TO: News Desk

November 21, 2012

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NEWS RELEASE

November 12, 2012
For Immediate Release
Attn: Features Editor
Contact: Lili Vianello, 573.449.8567
lili@visionworksgroup.com


Symphony of Toys Concert returns for second year
Missouri Symphony Orchestra to perform holiday concert

COLUMBIA, Mo. (November 12, 2012) – A holiday tradition continues on Sunday, December 16, 2012, when the Missouri Symphony Society presents a "Symphony of Toys" holiday concert with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra and special guests.

Missouri Symphony Society Music Director and Conductor Kirk Trevor has arranged a magical afternoon of joyous sounds of the season for the whole family.

The Symphony of Toys concert is Sunday, December 16, 2012, at 3 p.m. at the Missouri Theatre. Tickets for this performance are $15 for adults and $7 for children and students.  Tickets are on sale at the Missouri Theatre Box Office and by phone at 573.882.3781 Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or online anytime at mosymphonysociety.org.

The concert will include holiday favorites to put patrons in the spirit of the season with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra playing selections from Mannheim Steamroller and the traditional O Holy Night with soprano Leah Crane. The young lyric-coloratura soprano regularly appears as soloist in recital, oratorio and opera, as well as in numerous recording studio engagements for music publishers.

The 50-member orchestra is mid-Missouri's only professional resident symphony orchestra. Composed of musicians from throughout the United States and around the world, the holiday concert orchestra will include members of the summer resident orchestra as well as local mid-Missouri professional musicians.

A highlight of the performance will include a twist on the Nutcracker Suite, with Duke Ellington's jazz rendition of the holiday classic by the University of Missouri Concert Jazz Band.  The group, under the direction of Arthur White, is the flagship ensemble of the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Missouri and performs the finest in classic and contemporary jazz.

Chloé Trevor, one of the rising stars on today's international violin scene, will play Tchaikovsky's Danse Russe from Swan Lake. Critics have acclaimed Chloé for her dazzling technique, excellent musicianship, huge tone, poise and professional grace and a bold personality unafraid to exult in music and ability. She has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras, including the Knoxville Symphony, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Latvian Chamber Orchestra, Plano Symphony and the Slovak State Philharmonic.

The Missouri Symphony Conservatory Children's Chorus, under the direction of conductor Melissa Straw, will sing a selection of holiday and seasonal songs. The Chorus is comprised of 45 singers in grades 6 through 9 from local schools including public, private and home schooling. The Children's Chorus strives for musical excellence and embraces diverse cultures and traditions by covering an extensive range of musical genres. Chorus training emphasizes vocal technique, musicianship and music literacy.

A performance by the Columbia Suzuki Ensemble directed by Siri Geenen will also be a part of the program.  The ensemble is composed of young violinists between three and eight years old who learn to play by ear instead of by reading music.  The Suzuki method uses the mother tongue technique, which means children learn music similar to the way they would learn a language – by ear, hearing the notes over and over again and practicing often.

The concert supports the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots Program. Children or students who bring a new unwrapped toy to place under the symphony tree receive free admission.  Financial assistance is provided by the City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs and the Missouri Arts Council.

The Missouri Symphony Society is dedicated to enhancing and increasing the cultural awareness of classical music in the mid-Missouri area by presenting high-caliber performances by professional musicians and encouraging and educating young performing artists.  The not-for-profit arts organization has been bringing beautiful music to mid-Missouri for 43 years.

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