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PBS
Auxiliary
In the past, the PBS Auxiliary has provided bursaries for both festivals and to the International Tap Competition competitors. They have purchased first aid items, costumes, a piano, video and audio items, master classes, portable barres and floors, bodysuits and national skirts. More recently, the PBS Auxiliary has been able to pay for Festival fees and some Exam Fees.
The Auxiliary also supports both the Nanaimo and Courtenay festivals by donating
bursaries and financial support is also given to those students who are chosen
to represent the festival at the Provincial level.
The reason that the PBS Auxiliary can support so many things is because of its
affiliation with the BC Gaming Commission.
The auxiliary presently has a Bingo license with Harbour City Bingo in
Nanaimo. In order to retain the
Bingo license, the Auxiliary must fund raise half of all monies taken in.
We are required to send 2 people to Nanaimo for each Bingo (a total of 12
days a year). In order for the
Auxiliary to continue to hold this license and provide these savings for
students we need volunteers!!! Your
help would be greatly appreciated.
The Auxiliary holds two major fund-raisers that have “payback” awards that
go directly to the student. These
events are held as soon as the dance season starts in the fall and are finished
by Christmas.
The auxiliary presently meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the ballet
school. The AGM is held around the
end of September and as a parent or guardian of a dancer, you are automatically
a member of the PBS Auxiliary. Membership
is required to maintain our non-profit and gaming affiliation and to continue to
support the students as they have been accustomed.
Meetings are friendly and informative and volunteers can help you with
any questions you have regarding the dance world.
Please start attending at your earliest convenience, volunteer for Bingo,
become a phone parent or class liaison. Everyone
is welcome!
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Parksville
Ballet School is very fortunate to have an auxiliary.