PERFORMING ARTS LEAGUE OF CHATTANOOGA AWARDS $17,000 IN GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2020 TO SUPPORT YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN THE PERFORMING ARTS

The Performing Arts League (PAL) announces the recipients of their 2020 Grants and Scholarships awards totaling $17,000 to support youth involvement in the performing arts.  Grants are awarded to arts organizations to encourage the expansion and development of youth arts programs that recruit, develop or train young students.  Scholarships are awarded to young performers to encourage their further development and training. 
 
Greg Miller, President of the Performing Arts League, comments, “The mission of the Performing Arts League is to promote youth involvement in the Performing Arts.  We do this by supporting important projects and opportunities for young performing artists both individually and as part of a group experience.  Over the years, we have been blessed to witness how these opportunities can change lives and impact our community in such positive ways.  We consider our support for these students essential to the growth and well-being of our community, and we hope to continue this role in the future.”
 
2020 Grant Recipients:  Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestra, Central High School Piano Lab, String Theory (Music); Chattanooga Boys Choir, East Lake Expression Engine Youth Interns & Music Program, Alpine Crest Music Club (Vocal); Chattanooga Theatre Centre Youth Theatre, Christian Family Theater Youth Theater(Theater).
 
2020 Scholarship Recipients: Louise Howard (Instrumental); Elisa Giles, Kelsey Holland, Karissa Wells, Emily Sapere, Shelby Williams (Dance)
 
2019-20 Scholarships awarded to students in the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestra for private music lessons:  Jordan Austin, Olivia Buyno, Katie Gregory, Elise Hayen, Parker Hayen, Melinda Jubea, Sreesha Kisambi, Elizabeth Lindley, Leah Tudor, Harrison Wells.
 
The Performing Arts League is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting youth involvement in the performing arts throughout Chattanooga and the surrounding area.  In 2011, a group of fifteen people met to explore organizing a nonprofit corporation to benefit youth in the disciplines of theater, dance, and vocal and instrumental musicThis resulted in formation of the Performing Arts League, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) organization. The Performing Arts League, Inc. has grown to over sixty members composed of women and men, including active professionals and retirees.  Between 2014 and 2019, the Performing Arts League awarded over $135,000 in Scholarships and Grants to individuals and to support youth arts programs in the greater Chattanooga area.  Among the individuals and organizations who have received funds from the Performing Arts League are: Chattanooga Ballet, Chattanooga Theatre Centre (Youth Theatre), Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestras, Ballet Tennessee, Chattanooga Girls Choir, Chattanooga Boys Choir (Only Men Aloud), Chattanooga Clarinet Choir (Concerto Competition), The Howard School Band, String Theory, East Lake Expression Engine, Unity Performing Arts, Christian Family Theater, and the Kiwanis Club of Chattanooga (Musical Playground).  For more information about the Performing Arts League and how to become a member, visit: https://www.palchattanooga.org/
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