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Cirque du Soleil Fundraiser for Dreams...
On May 7th we held our second annual Cirque du Soleil benefit ‐ this time in New York City. I remain impressed by the amount of support we received from friends old and new ‐ and I have been sure to thank each and every one individually. We were able to raise $36,000 dollars. It was not an easy task. Ticket sales began in March, coinciding with the start of the war. Ticket sales continued despite a struggling U.S. economy and an overwhelming fear of terrorism in New York City. Our committee persevered with trepidation; fear of failure consumed our minds up until two weeks before the event when suddenly the word seemed to have gotten out and the tickets were flying out the door. We had a great pre-show event on that sunny Wednesday afternoon in May on The Queen of Hearts Mississippi-style riverboat that sailed up the east river under a crystal clear sky. Over 300 of our 350 guests attended the pre-show party and were treated to an abundance of food and drink and memorable performances by Toninho Horta, Oscar Castro Neves and Paul Winter. As the boat approached the Cirque du Soleil Big Top for the 8pm performance of Varekai on Randall’s Island, our staff and crew of volunteers could finally take a deep breath of relaxation after months of stressful preparation. We had done it ‐ now onto the Varekai show which was an astounding performance! If you haven’t seen Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai or any of their other shows currently in the U.S., you should; you will understand why we believe dreams can come true!
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New York Musician Friends of Dreams Can Be (from left to right): Duduka Fonseca, Maucha Adnet and DCB Founder and President Lisa Urgo |
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Pre-Show Guest Artists Toninho Horta, DeDe Sampaio, Oscar Castro Neves, Lena Horta and Paul Winter |
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Event Volunteers Dani Carpi and Mariani Ebert with Dreams Can Be Development Director Christine Clauser |
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Volunteer Extraordinaire and Eternal Friend of Dreams Can Be Renee Shaw with President and Director Lisa Urgo | |
