Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSON OF THE MIDLAND STORYTELLING FESTIVAL IS TO UTILIZE STORY TO ENTERTAIN, STIMULATE, PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IN THE ORAL TRADITION OF STORYTELLING.
THE MIDLAND STORYTELLING FESTIVAL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR 28TH YEAR OF PROVIDING A FESTIVAL THAT HAS SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES. STORY IS FOR EVERYONE. TO THAT END WE CONDUCTED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS IN 2019:A) EDUCATION CONNECTION DAY - PROVIDING PROGRAMS FOR 3,918 STUDENTS IN NUMEROUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.B) SENIOR PROGRAM - A SPECIAL STORYTELLING PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS AT MANOR PARK FOR THE FOURTH YEAR.C) COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES - WE PROVIDED FOUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AT A VARIETY OF TIMES DURING THE FESTIVAL WEEKEND TO PROVIDE AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY THIS ART FORM. ALL PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE.D) YOUTH STORYTELLING CONTEST - WORKSHOPS TO TEACH/COACH CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 18 YEARS OF AGE IN THE ART OF PERFORMING STORIES. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED PRIZES AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR STORIES DURING THE FESTIVAL.E) LEGACY STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS - DEVELOPED AND CONDUCTED A WORKSHOP TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES A
THE PURPOSE OF THE MIDLAND STORYTELLING FESTIVAL IS TO UTILIZE STORY TO CAPTURE PARTICIPANT ATTENTION, ENTERTAIN, TEACH, STIMULATE DISCUSSION AND BUILD THE COMMUNITY OF MIDLAND, TX. STORYTELLERS OF NATIONAL & REGIONAL ACCLAIM ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ANNUAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL THAT IS HELD EACH YEAR DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS, AND SPECIALLY TARGETED PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE THE TELLER'S EXPERTISE, PROVIDE PARTICIPANT INTERACTION & ASSIST SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS WITH UNDERSTANDING THE WRITING PROCESS THROUGH THE ART OF STORYTELLING.MIDLAND STORYTELLING FESTIVAL - A TWO-DAY FESTIVAL ON DECEMBER 6TH & 7TH, 2019 FEATURING NINE NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED STORYTELLING ARTISTS. THE EVENT PROVIDED FOR AN EDUCATION CONNECTION DAY, 4 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND SENIOR CITIZIN PROGRAMS REACHING MORE THAN 4,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL WEEKEND. MANY OF THEM WERE INTRODUCED TO STORYTELLING FOR THE FIRST TIME.STORYTELLING COLLABORATION EVENT - PARTNERED WITH MIDLAND HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER AND MIDLAND HISPANIC CHAMBER DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2019 TO PROVIDE OBSERVANCE OF HISPANIC CULTURAL MONTH. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONDUCTED 4 WORKSHOPS TO TEACH THE ART OF STORYTELLING AND SHARING OF PERSONAL STORIES. A BI-LINGUAL TELLER WAS BROUGHT IN AND SHARED STORIES AT SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS. THE CULMINATION OF THE EVENT WAS A COMMUNITY PROGRAM SHARING STORYTELLING IN THREE WAYS: SPOKEN BY THE BI-LINGUAL TELLING, IN SONG BY THE YOUNG MARIACHIS, AND IN DANCE BY BALLET FLAMENCO. IT WAS OFFERED FREE, AND WAS THE FIRST VENTURE OF THIS TYPE.
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 |
|---|
| Sue Roseberry | Executive Dir. | 5 | $24,000 |
| Jeremiah Packer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Prentice | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chea Simpson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lois Hilliary | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Anderson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Mata | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carol James | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lillian Porter | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Lou Cassidy | President | 1 | $0 |
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