SHYAC - Southern Highlands Youth Art Council

Letter to the Editor published in the Southern Highlands News 5th August 2009



Dear Editor,


On behalf of all members of the Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council, we wish to express our sincere thanks to the local community for their support of our recent production of the The Wizard of Oz at Clubbe Hall.

SHYAC had well over 3000 audience members to its eight shows, which is almost 10% of the region’s population. That fantastic level of support has placed SHYAC in a solid financial position to continue its work, especially coming on top of the $25,000 grant awarded by the IMB Community Foundation announced on opening night. As a result SHYAC will also be able to make a substantial donation to our chosen charity for this show, The Rainbow Foundation.

In particular, we wish to thank the show’s major sponsor Mittagong RSL for their early and ongoing support of SHYAC together with Winifred West Ltd (Frensham) for the use of Clubbe Hall. We received significant support from a whole range of sponsors, schools, service clubs and the business sector especially the Mittagong and Bowral chambers of commerce.

Our marvellous media partners included 2ST Radio and of course the Highlands Post and Southern Highlands News. In particular, we would like to acknowledge Natalie McPherson and her Rural Press sales team for the energetic work on the Crazy Day promotion and Claire Mitchell and Roy Truscott for their excellent editorial coverage throughout.

If you would like to get involved in SHYAC and support its youth arts programs either as a participant or volunteer then please visit www.shyac.org.au where you will also find the Wizard show program with all our sponsors and supporters listed. We have exciting plans for the coming year so do sign up.

Thank you again Southern Highlands for proving Dorothy right again – “There’s no place like home!”


Paul McShane
Secretary
on behalf of the The SHYAC Management Committee & the Directors,
Cast & Crew of The Wizard of Oz