VOG's Adopt A School Program Receives Award

Photo credit: Lis Dawson

Congratulations to the Vancouver Opera Guild!

The Vancouver Opera Guild will receive an award for the Guild's Adopts a School program. This program, whereby the Guild supports the music program in schools in economically challenging areas, was created to support the Vancouver Opera’s Golden anniversary. The program consists of a performance of the Vancouver Opera in Schools (VOIS) performance; transportation, living expenses and fees for two teachers from the chosen school to attend the VO’s education program Music!Words!Opera! during the summer, and financial help to produce an “opera” in the school. The Vancouver Opera Guild finances its education programs through its fundraisers and opera tours.

The two schools chosen for the program have both been in Prince George with the addition of a Vancouver teacher this year.

The Award will be presented to Guild representatives Lis Dawson, Guild president and Pat Hancock, the previous Guild education committee chair at a luncheon held September 24th during the Opera Volunteers International Conference in Los Angeles. The conference is being held in conjunction with the first performance of a new opera Il Postino with Placido Domingo.