Awarded to the school that best connects their musical to an area of academic study for all students and/or connects it to a community WE THANK THESE COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR enrichment project. While we all love the excitement and glitz of ENHANCING AND ENRICHING THE EDUCATIONAL 2018 Recipient: Easton Area High School the FREDDY© television broadcast, often it is VALUE OF THE FREDDY© AWARDS! the “back-stories” of the kids that have the ARTS COMMUNITY OF EASTON (ACE) | CEDAR CREST COLLEGE s dozens of students prepared for the school’s production of “Dirty most meaning. I receive emails and letters all A the time in which students tell me how being CIVIC THEATRE OF ALLENTOWN | DeSALES UNIVERSITY Rotten Scoundrels” this year, one of the cast members was struggling with part of our FREDDY© “community” has EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY the terrible diagnosis that her mother had recently received: Breast cancer. changed their lives for the better. This year, I LEHIGHVALLEYLIVE.COM + THE EXPRESS-TIMES bumped into a graduate who told me the story MOWAD TURF SPECIALISTS | MUHLENBERG COLLEGE of how the FREDDYs changed her life. I hope When their close-knit theater community learned of her serious situation, you enjoy reading it as much as I did... NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE many kept asking “how can we help?”. It did not take long at all for the PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH BALLET/ cast, crew, parents and staff to come together in hopes of raising money and creating an impact by raising awareness in the following ways: BALLET GUILD OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY R. RICHARD KNAUSS FOUNDATION Within the production: Cast members costumes were designed with shades of pink; ensemble members wore pink accents, and pink was used WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY throughout the set design. Good Afternoon Shelley, At the performances: Baskets were donated to raffle off in honor, sup- I'd just like to congratulate you on another WE THANK OUR SPONSORS WHO HELP MAKE THE port or remembrance of a member of the Easton community who was successful Freddy Awards! The kids were all amazing and it was a really FREDDY© AWARDS POSSIBLE! affected by cancer. Donations exceeded $900. great show. I graduated from Northampton Area High School in 2016. That same year I won the Student Achievement Award and internship with Producing Sponsor: 69 WFMZ-TV Within the community: Students were taught how to make small arm LehighValleyLive and The Express-Times. pillows and drainage bag holders in their Fashion & Fabrics class. In Spotlight Sponsors: lehighvalleylive.com + The Express-Times, April, ten cast members of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels went to St. Luke’s Currently I'm entering my junior year as a political science major at The Morning Call, Anderson Campus to present the donations, and they learned how their Muhlenberg College. I was lucky enough to receive an internship at the Marquee Sponsors: Adams Outdoor, 99.9 The Hawk & actions will have a tremendous to patients. State Department with the Expo Unit in the Public Affairs department. During my interviews it was mentioned that my experience writing for Spin Radio 107.1, Viamedia “This experience has allowed not only the students, but staff and parents LehighValleyLive and The Express-Times was what drew them to me. Premier Sponsors: Air Products, B104-iHeart Media, at EAHS to see how one small effort can change so many lives for the If it weren't for the FREDDYs I wouldn't have that experience. CAT Country 96, 100.7 WLEV, Enter.net, better, just as the arts and musical theater do for a community” I'd just like to thank you again for all that you do with the FREDDYs. I've Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, -- Maggie Daraghy, EASD teacher been watching them since 2003 and having a FREDDY of my own was a Gala Sponsors: BB&T, Capital BlueCross, Crayola, Easton Hospital, and Erika Kauth, volunteer dream come true. Over the years I've turned into a "FREDDY hopper" and Embassy Bank, The FirstEnergy Foundation, PPL, The Provident Bank it shows through in the different productions just how much good the Foundation, RCN, Wells Fargo FREDDYs do. As someone who has seen 16 years of Northampton productions, and been involved in 4 of those years, I can really see the Rehearsal Sponsor: Lehigh Valley Health Network growth in the crowd the shows draw. The program has been so Associate Sponsors: Bazzini, The Century Fund, Beall Fowler in great for the arts in the Valley and for kids who want to pursue them. Memory of Linny Fowler, Charles and Susan Kalan, Merchants Bank, Peoples Security Bank & Trust Program Sponsor: Harmony Press, Inc Thanks again! Printing Sponsor: Minuteman Press Lehigh Valley Melissa Reph Support Sponsors: Anthony Limousine, In Memory of Stella Bailey, Cedar Crest College, Cohen, Feeley, Altemose & Rambo, Kelly Automotive Group, Mowad Turf Specialists, Sam’s Club, Wegmans, Weis Markets, John Yurconic Agency Additional Support provided by B. Braun, Dave Dabour Photography, Image Archive, Kaplan’s Awning, Thomas Kosa Photography, Lehigh Valley Mall, Frank Mittman The State Theatre is an approved Educational Improvement Organization through the Photography, Omega Protective Services, Ready Refresh by Nestle, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program. ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Top Hat Formalwear Please consider directing EITC program credits to support the FREDDY© program! Allentown Central Catholic - Disaster! The mission of the FREDDY© Awards is to Bangor Area - 42nd Street Belvidere - The Drowsy Chaperone recognize and reward exceptional achievements in Bethlehem Catholic - Godspell the production and performance of musical theater Catasauqua - Singin’ in the Rain programs in local high schools. Dieruff - Side Show (2014 Revival) Easton Area - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels • Modeled after the Tony Awards, the non-profit, EMMY® Award- Emmaus - West Side Story winning program is open to all high schools in Northampton, Freedom - Once Upon a Mattress Lehigh and Warren counties Hackettstown - Godspell • There is no cost to any student to participate Liberty - The Wizard of Oz • Over 48,000 students from 33 schools since 2003 have Lincoln Leadership Academy - The Wiz participated Moravian Academy - Into the Woods Nazareth Area - Little Women • Over 1400 meals provided free of charge to participating students North Warren Regional - The Pirates of Penzance • 150+ community volunteers, including many FREDDY alumni Northampton Area - The Addams Family • Ticket sales to musical theater performances at participating Northern Lehigh - Sweeney Todd FREDDY© schools are up 60% since program’s inception Northwestern Lehigh - High School Musical • 2018 Program Expenses: $389,900 Notre Dame - Cinderella (Broadway Version) Parkland - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Phillipsburg - Crazy for You Over $1.3 million in college scholarships and paid internships Salem Christian School - Big Fish have been awarded to participating FREDDY© students Salisbury - Once Upon a Mattress Saucon Valley - The Music Man Southern Lehigh - Disney’s The Little Mermaid Warren Hills Regional - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Whitehall - The Addams Family William Allen - Aida (School Edition) Wilson Area - Jekyll & Hyde Shannon Callaghan as Queen Aggravain, Freedom High School, Once Upon a Mattress Denise L. Smith VP, Development 610-258-7766 ext. 223 [email protected] Photo Credits: FREDDY© Awards Photographers David Dabour & Thomas Kosa 2018 Community Impact Report Saed Hindash & Frank Mitman .