Lake Merritt Dance Needs Your Support
Lake Merritt Dance is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that makes it possible for over a dozen different groups to dance at the beautiful, historic Lake Merritt Veterans Memorial building.
Our mission is to rent space to community dance, movement, and music programs at affordable rates.
We are the Master Renter that secures the lease with the City of Oakland so our programs have access to the building. The city needs ONE point of contact with the dance community, not over a dozen. Lake Merritt Dance does all the behind-the-scenes administrative work to keep the wheels turning.
Our programs pay rent to Lake Merritt Dance, but program rents are not enough to cover all of our expenses. We need to make up the shortfall with donations and community support.
That’s why we are starting the LAKE MERRITT DANCE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
It’s the same concept as membership in your local public radio or television station. We’re offering a public good on the honor system.
If you attend any of the dances held at the Lake Merritt Veterans Hall, you’re part of the Lake Merritt Dance community. If you want your dance - and all of the other programs – to continue here, then please contribute to ensure Lake Merritt Dance can deliver its important mission.
If dancing at Lake Merritt is important to you, please become a member of Lake Merritt Dance and contribute at whatever level is right for you.
Our goal is to have everyone who benefits from our programs contribute – at any level.
If your employer offers donation matching or you have a vehicle that you’d like to donate, please get in touch with Jeanette.
It takes a village. If we come together we will be able to continue dancing in our beautiful dance home.
Thank you to our community for your continuing support!
All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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