Organizations Filed Purposes:
MICHELEE PUPPETS EMPOWERS LIVES THROUGH THE ART OF PUPPETRY.
MICHELEE PUPPETS EMPOWERS LIVES THROUGH THE ART OF PUPPETRY. OUR ISSUE-BASED PUPPET SHOWS, VIDEOS, AND PUPPETRY WORKSHOPS WERE DELIVERED TO NEARLY 34,000 PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS PROMOTING RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND POSITIVE LIFE CHOICES. LIVE PERFORMANCES TOOK PLACE IN SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC VENUES THROUGHOUT FLORIDA.
LIVE, EDUCATIONAL TOURING PRODUCTIONS:FUSION FEST-GIANT PUPPETS APPEARED IN LARGE FESTIVALS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY.MISSION STEAMPOSSIBLE-PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC VENUES TO PROMOTE INTEREST AMONG K-5TH GRADE STUDENTS IN STEAM STUDIES AND CAREERS.UNA BORINQUENA EN FLORIDA-SPANISH-LANGUAGE SHOW TARGETING CHILDREN FROM PUERTO RICO AND LATIN AMERICA WHO HAVE MOVED TO FLORIDA DUE TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER TRAUMATIC EVENTS TO BRING HOPE AND HEALING.THE UPSTANDER LEAGUE-BULLY PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR 3RD-5TH GRADE AUDIENCES IN SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC EVENTS.A GOOD DAY FOR PANCAKE-BULLY PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR K-2ND GRADE AUDIENCES IN SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC EVENTS.RHYME TIME:READING READINESS SERIES-SERIES OF (3) TABLE-TOP PUPPET SHOWS FOR PREK-KINDERGARTEN AUDIENCES IN SCHOOLS, HEAD START SITES, PRESCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.DISCOVER MATH AND SCIENCE-TABLE-TOP STYLE PUPPET SHOW FOR PREK-K-1ST GRADE AUDIENCES IN SCHOOLS, HEAD START SITES, PRESCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.THESE PRODUCTIONS AND PROGRAMS REACHED 43,000 FOR $147,456.
CREATIVE EXPRESSION THROUGH PUPPETRY:ARTVENTURE!-NEW ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED AT ASPIRE CHARTER ACADEMY TO DEVELOP ARTS-INFUSED LESSONS TO TEACH ACADEMIC SUBJECTS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED TEACHER TRAININGS, FAMILY EVENTS, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CLASSROOM LESSONS USING VISUAL ART, MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATRE/PUPPETRY TO TEACH READING, MATH AND SCIENCE.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLASSES-TEACHERS, ACTORS, AND THERAPY STUDENTS LEARNED PUPPETRY MANIPULATION AND CONSTRUCTION TO INTEGRATE INTO THEIR FIELDS AND IMPROVE SERVICE.PUPPETRY EXPLORATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH UNIQUE ABILITIES-TEENS AND ADULTS WITH UNIQUE ABILITIES PARTICIPATED WITH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN DEVISING SCRIPTS, BUILDING PUPPETS AND PERFORMING.SOCK PUPPETS WITH A HEART-VOLUNTEERS FROM COMPANIES AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS CREATED 300 SOCK PUPPET CHARACTERS TO DONATE TO CHILDREN IN NEED.PUPPETRY EXHIBITS-OUR PUPPETS WERE ON DISPLAY FOR THE WORLD OF PUPPETRY EXHIBITION AND OTHER SITES.OUTREACH THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS REACHED 1,047 FOR $25,869.
PUPPETS IN VIDEO PRODUCTION AND ONLINE:DIGITAL PERFORMANCES-IN RESPONSE TO COVID AND THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS, WE PRODUCED VIDEO VERSIONS OF OUR STAGE PRODUCTIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS FOR STREAMING DURING AT-HOME LEARNING.LIVE PUPPET CHATS-IN RESPONSE TO COVID, WE STARTED OFFERING ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTIONS WITH PUPPETS ON ZOOM TO HELP CHILDREN WHO WERE STRUGGLING WITH SOCIAL ISOLATION WHILE SHELTERING AT HOME.PRODUCED MORE THAN 12 ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PUPPET VIDEOS AND FILMS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE TO TEACHERS AND FAMILIES AT NO COST AS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE MATERIALS. VIDEOS ALSO SCREENED IN FILM FESTIVALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.OUTREACH THROUGH LIVE SCREENINGS AND ONLINE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 42,500 FOR $21,559.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Tracey Conner | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 45 | $50,000 |
| Paula Yeomans | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Guyadeen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shaun Johnston | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Ross | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Manchester | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Shaffer | PRESIDENT-ELECT | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Rey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Margolis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryn Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laquitta Ghent | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bryan Beyer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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