Legacy Opportunities | Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy

Legacy Gift Opportunities

Legacy gift donors are a group of extraordinary visionaries and philanthropists committed to energizing our future and transforming our world — in our lifetime and beyond.

These transformational gifts typically involving a naming opportunity, funded through one of the following means:

Cash donation (with an option of a multi-year pledge)
Named Beneficiary through Wills / Bequests
Donation of Stocks or Securities
Retirement Assets (RRSP, RRIF), Life Insurance, or Charitable Remainder Trust

These gifts are allocated across all three components of our Youth Academy fundraising campaign, including:

Capital infrastructure to realize 10,000 sq. ft. for community building & arts-based learning.
Nurture existing and develop new programs for youth in the performing and technical arts.
Advance inclusion for underrepresented youth by subsidizing tuition bursaries.

Youth Academy Legacy Opportunities

Elevator & Accessibility

$150,000

Rehearsal Hall

$100,000 (4 available)

Group Music Room

$75,000

Studio Classrooms

$25,000 (2 available)

Drayton Entertainment Venue Naming Opportunities

Recognition is at your choice of Drayton Entertainment venue, but 100% of your donation is allocated towards the Youth Academy.

Auditorium: Drayton Festival Theatre

$500,000

Auditorium: Huron Country Playhouse Mainstage

$500,000

Theatre Lobby: Drayton Festival Theatre

$150,000

Theatre Lobby: Huron Country Playhouse

$150,000

Auditorium Private Box: Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge

$100,000

Event Room: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse

$100,000

Universal Washroom: Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge

$75,000

Universal Washroom: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse

$75,000

Universal Washroom: Huron Country Playhouse

$75,000

For more information about making a donation please contact:

Lindsay Bellaire
Development Manager
Phone: (519) 621-5511 ext. 239
Email: lindsay@draytonentertainment.com

Testimonials

This environment is free of judgment and full of love. Thank you for always pushing us and reminding us how important, valued and powerful we all are.

I can’t thank you enough for the courage, independence and kindness you help to instil in my kids.

Although my Dad never spoke of it to Evan or me, he was a little hesitant with the dance stuff and then theatre stuff… but then he came out of the Panto that Evan was in crying, so happy that Evan had found a place where he felt like he belonged.

As parents we got to ride this high with our son. We got to see him, for the first time, totally come into himself, for the first time, pure happiness. Something changed, he has changed….thank you.

This was the most amazing theatre experience I’ve had to date, and I’ve had a LOT! It’s the first time I’ve felt like I really belonged because you made such an inclusive environment.

Thank you! She walked away with more confidence about body image, an even deeper love of everything “theatre” and huge love and respect for her community!

The patience David shows to the children is perfect! As a teacher I recognize that this man was made to work with kids!! The way he speaks to kids makes them believe they can do anything!!!

This is where I want to be. I get to learn from Broadway performers who are performing at a theatre right next door but more importantly, I’ve made lifelong friends. Even the audition process is awesome. Drayton has helped me grow not only as a performer, but as a person.

My son has done lots of programs and I think he felt the most at home here. The children and staff were the most inclusive of any I’ve encountered.

Each and every day he arrived at Huron Country Playhouse, he knew he was stepping into a place where his passions and dreams were going to be honoured, respected and encouraged.

Kids (and even adults!) really have fun and learn skills, responsibility, and teamwork here. David Connolly (Director of Education) is a fantastic leader.

The two musical theatre classes I attended were a lot of fun and I enjoyed them tremendously.

I have thoroughly enjoyed the adult classes at DEYA. It is a great opportunity to get creative with like-minded peers in a judgment-free environment: singing, dancing, acting and even improv! I love that Drayton is giving us adults a chance to live the theatre dream and learn new skills from talented instructors.

The staff involved had an incredible ability to push the kids outside of their comfort zones to try new things and take risks. Most of all, they were able to teach kids to embrace differences and that it’s okay to be different.