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CURRENT NEWS

Arts to Grow is on the move.

Arts to Grow is partnering with Elizabeth Barry & Associates as a proud new sponsor of DANCE-OPOLY, the first dance-inspired board game. Through our sponsorship, DANCE-OPOLY is GIVING Arts to Grow $10 for every game sold when you use the code ATG at checkout. This is a great educational game for kids and a wonderful memento for any dancer, actor or professional in the arts.

Buy the game NOW at www.danceopoly.com and help Arts to Grow, grow! Remember to use code ATG. Games are available online for $39.95 retail, plus shipping and handling. A very special feature is a chance to win major prizes. DANCE-OPOLY is giving away 1,000 Golden Tickets inside special boxes from November 2008 through November 2009 with major prizes from sponsors. Check out the Golden Ticket promotion at www.danceworldgotgame.com.
Arts to Grow is in the process of planning its second Heart to HeART benefit party, scheduled for February 2009. The previous Heart to HeART benefit was co-sponsored by the Columbia Business School Alumni Club/NY, and received corporate sponsorship from Commerce Bank and the Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.

We now have an Arts to Grow Facebook group featuring current news and program activities. Show your support for Arts to Grow and invite your friends. Join here.

We are pleased to welcome two new board members, Amy R. Moses, President and Founder of Resonate Media & Entertainment who will co-chair our next Heart to HeART benefit; and Sophie Lechner, Deputy Director, International Product Management at Bayer HealthCare who is focusing on developing corporate sponsorships.

We have completed a comprehensive strategic planning process resulting in a five year strategic plan. Sophie Lechner, StratEdge led this five month project pro-bono. Click here to read the executive summary.

Arts to Grow is in the news.

In August, our program partnership with Harlem RBI was the subject of a featured post on the prominent Harlem blog Uptown Flavor. Click here to view the Uptown Flavor post

In July, New York Women's Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) invites Mallory King to blog about creating Arts to Grow. Read the post "Growing a Nonprofit with Mallory King" Click here to view the NYWSE blog post
Arts to Grow's program partnership with the Academy Street Firehouse this summer was posted as a news story on The Daily Newarker blog. To read about Arts To Grow's recent work with New Jersey kids whose families are affected by HIV/AIDS click here for The Daily Newarker post
The non-profit-focused website Svapas.org featured a news story on the successful work of Arts To Grow. Check out the story here.
Arts to Grow was featured on a five minute segment of Comcast Cable Network's "Newsmakers" in December 2007. Click here to view
Arts to Grow was a featured guest on Karen Salmansohn's radio show BE HAPPY DAMMIT on Sirius Radio Lime 114 in June 2007.