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My son and I were at our local nature center, when the manager told us about some people who were playing music and reciting poetry on the grounds.  My young son thought that sounded good,, and he said he wanted us to put on a holiday concert for the center. The manager thought that was a great idea and encouraged us to come up with some ideas. We presented the ideas to her,, and she was very excited. She asked for an audition, at which time she asked to tape him so she could ask her  boss, She subsequently sent her boss a video of him playing and explained that we wanted to put on an interactive concert for the community, and she further explained that my son and I were offering to do this, because we wanted to give back to our community and create a fun and joyful time


My son has been waiting a while, because the manager had conflicts in setting up the time for the audition, In the meantime, he had some ideas that he wanted us to prepare for, such as creating some kind of sleigh, so he could ride in as Santa and hand out a little present to everyone who would be attending, etc We have been enjoying doing these things,,as well as practicing the music,  all the while waiting to hear from the nature center.


This evening, she sent  a copy of the email she received..."Thank you for presenting this opportunity. After discussion, we are going to have to respectfully decline the offer at this time. Sincerely,"


Tomorrow I will tell my son...Just wondering if you had any sage words to offer??


Thank you very much.

Sandra Dodd

-=-Tomorrow I will tell my son...Just wondering if you had any sage words to offer??-=-

Smile when you tell him, and say “maybe another year!”

Or take your plan to another venue (maybe without the sleigh)—like a hospital or nursing home. Is there something like a town square, plaza, Old Town—some place in your city where there’s a public area that will have Christmas shoppers and visitors around?

Sandra

Tranquil Blessings

I'd suggest you be honest(Hey hun, unfortunately the manager contacted us back to inform us her supervisor has decided they'll need to decline your awesome offer @ this time but would you like to research some other places that might like your performance?) and also be ready with some suggestions of where he may still be able to do something like this.  First place that comes to mind is a senior citizen's home...our experience has been they are very open to children coming to perform as well as volunteer if they're interested.  You're so fortunate to have gotten all this quality time together as he's been brainstorming and putting this together.  Perhaps he's even learned some new things about himself as far as his likes and dislikes(set building, event coordination, show performer, etc.).
 
Blessings and Be Well,
 
Evon


From: "mypersonalmessages1@... [AlwaysLearning]" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 2:51 AM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Requesting your thoughts

 
My son and I were at our local nature center, when the manager told us about some people who were playing music and reciting poetry on the grounds.  My young son thought that sounded good,, and he said he wanted us to put on a holiday concert for the center. The manager thought that was a great idea and encouraged us to come up with some ideas. We presented the ideas to her,, and she was very excited. She asked for an audition, at which time she asked to tape him so she could ask her  boss, She subsequently sent her boss a video of him playing and explained that we wanted to put on an interactive concert for the community, and she further explained that my son and I were offering to do this, because we wanted to give back to our community and create a fun and joyful time

My son has been waiting a while, because the manager had conflicts in setting up the time for the audition, In the meantime, he had some ideas that he wanted us to prepare for, such as creating some kind of sleigh, so he could ride in as Santa and hand out a little present to everyone who would be attending, etc We have been enjoying doing these things,,as well as practicing the music,  all the while waiting to hear from the nature center.

This evening, she sent  a copy of the email she received..."Thank you for presenting this opportunity. After discussion, we are going to have to respectfully decline the offer at this time. Sincerely,"

Tomorrow I will tell my son...Just wondering if you had any sage words to offer??

Thank you very much.


Alex & Brian Polikowsky

Nursing homes are always open to events like that and they love when kids come!! 

Alex










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On Dec 10, 2015, at 10:57 AM, Sandra Dodd Sandra@... [AlwaysLearning] <[email protected]> wrote:

 

-=-Tomorrow I will tell my son...Just wondering if you had any sage words to offer??-=-

Smile when you tell him, and say “maybe another year!”

Or take your plan to another venue (maybe without the sleigh)—like a hospital or nursing home. Is there something like a town square, plaza, Old Town—some place in your city where there’s a public area that will have Christmas shoppers and visitors around?

Sandra

Cass Kotrba

-=- She subsequently sent her boss a video of him playing and explained that we wanted to put on an interactive concert for the community-=-

This may have been more than the local nature center was ready to host.  They have things like insurance policies, schedules, and other practical considerations to factor in.  It doesn't mean that they didn't think he was adorable.  It sounds like the manager sure thought he was adorable, and that was why she encouraged it, but her boss had other factors to consider that she didn't know about.

-=- Nursing homes are always open to events like that and they love when kids come!!  -=-

Many years ago I worked as an activity director in a couple of different long term care facilities where we had not just elderly but also people with long term illnesses, chronic mental illness, Alzheimer's, etc.  I would have loved to have your son come and perform and interact with the residents!  We had a budget to pay people to come in and entertain so free entertainment would have been a no brainer for me.  And the residents would have loved to have him there.  As for the sleigh, I'd think small & portable.  Some places may not have the space.  And as for gifts, you might want to think that through carefully.  There are lots of food restrictions in places like that.  I would call a place near you and talk to the activity director.  You may be able to make an appearance at a few!  I hope it goes well!
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-Cass