Sinag-tala Filipino Theater and Performing Arts Association

We have something new and exciting we’d like to share with you! It’s the new Sinag-tala Filipino Theater and Performing Arts Association – SFTPAA toolbar – once added to IE or Firefox, each time you shop at more than 1,300 stores (from Amazon to Zazzle!) a percentage of your purchase will automatically be donated to Sinag-tala Filipino Theater and Performing Arts Association – SFTPAA – at no cost to you (and you may even save money as the toolbar provides coupons and deals as well!). The toolbar also has a search box and each time you search the Internet, about a penny is donated to Sinag-tala Filipino Theater and Performing Arts Association – SFTPAA. http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/sinag-tala-filipino-theater-and-performing-arts-association-sftpaa

Those of you who are already GoodSearch users might be using the old toolbar or haven’t installed one yet. Customized for the SFTPAA Family, this version makes things easier for you – it even displays a colorful Sinag-tala logo to give you a visual reference!

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Don’t forget, when you also use the GoodSearch Search box at the right side of this page, some money will be given to us as well.

Thanks and keep GoodSearching!

Sonny Alforque
CEO & Artistic Director

Hello again, Sinag-tala Family! I hope you’re managing to keep dry. This is just another reminder that we’re showing the ST2009 DVD this coming Saturday, January 30, at the Studio. It’s our yearly tradition, and everyone’s invited!

We’re having a potluck starting at 3:00PM. Bring something to share!

Also, we can really use the help of a few good volunteers to help set up the food area, tables, chairs, projection screen, etc. So I’d appreciate hearing from anyone who can be there at 2:45PM or earlier to give us a hand.

DVDs that have been paid for may be picked up during the showing. Copies are available for those who haven’t ordered or paid yet at $35 per copy. Bring a check or cash. See you on Saturday. Please RSVP via e-mail. Thanks.

Sonny Alforque
CEO & Artistic Director

Hi, Sinag-tala Family. Time for another reunion! We’re having a screening party to celebrate the release of the ST2009 DVD – bonus footage and interviews included!

Whether you were onstage the entire time and wondered how things looked from the audience seats, or you were in the audience but wished you could see the show close up, or you didn’t get to see the show and would like to see the magic you missed, here’s your chance! Also, listen to some inspiring and funny on-camera interviews! Find out what little JJ wouldn’t say!

At 3:00PM on Saturday, January 30 we’re having a potluck at the Studio. The screening will begin promptly at 3:20PM. We’ll have some food and beverages, view the DVD, admire ourselves, cheer and be very amused. And we can celebrate seeing each other again – after all, it’ll have been seven whole weeks since the cast party!

All those who have already ordered (and paid) for their DVDs may pick up their copies at the party; those who have not yet ordered or paid may still do so (bring your check book or $35 in cash or pay in advance online by clicking on the Donate button on the right). Either way, won’t it be nice to see everyone again? Please RSVP by responding to this e-mail by January 26. Thanks and see you at the party!

Sonny Alforque
CEO & Artistic Director

Courtesy of Crossings TV. Maraming Salamat!

We’d like to invite you to enjoy our show.

Hello, Sinag-tala Family. We’d like to remind everyone that many State employees still have a great, easy opportunity to support the Sinag-tala Filipino Theater and Performing Arts Association by way of regular payroll deductions through the 2009 CA State Employees Charitable Campaign.

We urge State employees who have not yet made their pledges to check with their Human Resources department now about participating in the CSECC. For your reference, the SFTPAA’s CSECC ID # is 2344. Our profile appears on page 225 of the 2009 CSECC Directory as follows:

Federation: Independent Charitable Organizations
Tax ID#: 22-3901572
Agency Code: 16987
Agency: Sinag-tala Filipino Theater and Performing Arts Association
Agency Address: 2241 Arliss Way
Agency City: Sacramento
Agency State: CA
Agency Zip Code: 95822
Agency Phone: 916 428-4415
Website: www.sinagtala.org
Description: Provides free theater, performing and cultural arts training to undeserved children, teens and adults regardless of ethnicity, age or economic background.

No school or mainstream arts programs in the entire Sacramento Valley region does what we do. We deliver the arts to children, teenagers and families who are not effectively reached by mainstream arts programs due to racial, ethnic, economic and other barriers.

But it requires donors of all levels to maintain our volunteer-driven programs. Our budget is relatively small for a theater company and yet the costs for venue and rehearsal space rentals, light and sound rentals, costumes, sets, materials, props, storage, transportation and supplies keep going up.

Whether you are a State employee or not, please help us with a generous tax-deductible contribution. Visit www.sinagtala.org for more information. Have a wonderful Holiday Season! Marami pong salamat, at mabuhay po kayo!

Sonny Alforque
CEO & Artistic Director

Other than being a part of our cast and crew of Sinag-tala 2009 and making a donation or buying tickets to our show, there are MORE ways you can help:

• Place an advertisement/message in our Souvenir Program (pdf file)
• Become a VIP Sponsor (pdf file)
• Become a Lobby Vender (pdf file)
• 2009-sinag_tshirt_dvd_form.pdf Order our Sinag-tala T-shirt, Sweatshirt, or DVD (pdf file)

Hello Sinag-tala Family,

For those of you who are new to Sinag-tala, I would like to let you know about another source of revenue for the show are the lobby vendors. Every year, during the show, we open up the lobby of the Luther Burbank auditorium for limited number of vendors to sell food, non-food items, or give-out information. Our space is very limited and we don’t like to duplicate services, so vendors are accepted on first-come, first-serve basis. I am sending you the 2009 Lobby Vendor Application Form along with the Sinag-tala 2009 Fact Sheet – you can distribute both to anyone whom you think might be interested in using our lobby to promote their business or organization. The form explains the fees, categories, and times of selling. You can definitely email or call me if you have any questions.

Please note the deadline of November 11th for this application as well.

Sinag-tala 2009 Fact Sheet (pdf file)

Sinag-tala 2009 Lobby Vender Application (pdf file)

Thank you,

Cristine Lacerna
2009 ST Prod. Mgr.

Just letting you know that we have a new twitter account to let you know what we’re up to for this upcoming Sinag-tala 2009: A Theatrical Revue show! We’ll keep this updated with the UP-TO-THE-MINUTE latest rehearsal schedules and announcements. You can view our updates on the right side of this site under the Donation/Tickets button or by going directly to our twitter page:

http://twitter.com/sinagtala2009

If you have a twitter account and would like to follow us, please do so! Thanks!