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ORGANIZATION TYPE Grant Grant Grant REQUEST RECOMM. 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2008-09 San Leandro Players Cultural $3,000 $2,500 $2,500 $3 000 $2 750 Program Statement: Funding will assist San Leandro Players, an Ensemble Arts , , Theatre Group ("SLP"} in funding the 2008-09 season, which will consist of three Productions (plays) and a fund raising variety show event. Estimated attendees from the San Leandro area: in 2006, there were 797 attendees (266 per show; each show has 10 performances, with an average attendance of 27 persons per performance). FY 2007-08 Funding Note: Due to limited funding, the Commission recommends funding at prior year level. Commission challenges all grantees to fund raise to offset/leverage City grant funds. FY 2008-09 Funding Note: Commission is pleased to recommend funding for this valuable community based program. Due to the limited number of applications that were received that most closely fzt the funding guidelines, the Commission was able to recommend increased funding for several applicants for the FY2008- 09 grant cycle. Please note that this level of funding may not be sustained in future years. All applicants are encouraged to seek other funding sources and grant opporhunities to expand funding resource. Washington Manor Middle School Worldancers Community $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $2 500 $1 000 Program Statement: The Wordancers of Washington Manor Middle School Events , , seek funds to hire ethnic guest artists in residence to work with our students. They will offer artistic support towards ethnic dance assemblies that educate our Cultural students about cultural, historical, musical and folklore knowledge from around Arts the world. The students also tour these dances to local schools and community events. FY 2007-08 Funding Note: Due to limited funding, the Commission recommends funding at prior year level. Commission challenges all grantees to fund raise to offset/leverage City grant funds. FY 2008-09 Funding Note: The Commission recommends a small decrease in funding. The Commission commends the applicant for a valuable program. The City has supported this program for several years. Programs such as Worldancers that do not have broad community benefit, are encouraged to seek other sources of funding for the program and not rely on City funding indefinitely. TOTAL Tota12008-09 Funds Available = $25,000 $24,000 $25,000 $25,000 $39,750 $25,000