On behalf of Dr. Baroody, the 12.14 Foundation’s board and these incredibly talented youth who want to express their creativity through the performing arts, I am asking you to help us find funding. Not necessarily from your pockets but if you have ANY connection, large or small, to ANY generous, sensitive, arts-minded, sympathetic corporations or moneyed people – PLEASE tell them about us and put us in touch with them. You can donate directly from this website. But do it fast. No arts organization operates solely on ticket sales yet careful producing, generous individuals and a phenomenally supportive community last year allowed us to do just that. However, we cannot sustain the type of work we want to do without additional financial support.

Please, help us find that financial support to keep the magic of the 12.14 Foundation doing what it does best – offering confidence-building, self-expression, creativity, community and collaboration to your children through the performing arts. Not surprisingly, in addition to our summer plans, we are seeking larger-level donors who are interested in helping finance the Performing Arts Center we hope to build as a living remembrance to those who were lost on 12/14/12.  We can use help, large and small, from any pocketbook, wallet, sock drawer or corporate coffer.

Please feel free to contact me directly, or contact Dr. Michael Baroody regarding special donation opportunities. Thank you for your amazing support.

Michael Unger

Artistic Director, The 12.14 Foundation

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Below are photos from the 12.14 Seussical workshop, provided through the kind contribution of North Sky Photography. Enjoy!

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The 12.14 float was built from scratch by Dr. Michael Baroody and a group of local parents and volunteers. Dr. Baroody is the 12.14 Foundation's founder. He was on hand to march in the procession, as was Michael Unger, director of the recent Seussical production. They were accompanied by a number of local parents and volunteers.  David Smiley, a Newtown resident, towed the 12.14 Foundation float.

In the end, 12.14 was awarded runner up for best float and winner of the most colorful entry!

Below are a few photos of the Newtown Labor Day parade.  We'll be adding others, as well as links to video footage, as they become available.

Don't forget to join the 12.14 mailing list (see form in the right column) so we can keep you updated about coming events and activities.

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