Civic Arts Commission Meeting Agenda Packet 030325 FINAL

Estimate the total number of unduplicated Pleasanton residents to be served by this project. Directly - 35 - 50 members Indirectly - Hundreds (hopefully) EBMS Broadway Chorus has about 50% of the members coming from the City of Livermore and about 50% of the members coming from Pleasanton. With increased funding, we anticipate that additional members from Pleasanton (and Livermore) will also benefit from the grant. More than 50% of the adult Broadway Chorus are members ages 55 and up. Recently, EBMS began offering "scholarships" to assist any member that wishes to join the Broadway Chorus, but needs financial assistance. Our youth chorus is for those ages 14 or under and we offer family discounts when parents and children join together. Describe the specific population your agency anticipates serving with these funds and how they will benefit from the implementation of this project. (e.g. low income, youth, disabled, etc.) With funds from the City of Pleasanton, the funds will benefit all members of the Tri-Valley Society. Additional funding allows additional persons of all ages to join (youth to mature adults) considering EBMS offers scholarship funding for registration. While this is a direct impact of funding, there are many indirect benefits as well. Our Youth Choir is beginning to pick up speed after many youth have strayed away from extra curricular activities due to COVID. A current grant (and the previous grant) allowed EBMS to stay afloat and we anticipate that parents/children will rejoin the Broadway Chorus in Spring 2024 and onwards. Adults/Mature Adults can benefit from additional registration scholarships. With funding from our previous grant, we were able to sustain and offer scholarships to several participants whom otherwise would not have been able to join the choir due to financial constraints. For any person needing accommodations under ADA, EBMS Broadway Chorus has always made reasonable efforts to provide accommodations (financial/physical/socio- economical/mental). A few examples would be: 1) Physical Assistance - Chairs provided for persons that are unable to stand for extended periods of time 2) Financial - Scholarships 3) Technology Constraints - Providing in person assistance and other items to facilitate rehearsals (ie. physical CD's for practice tracks, additional music, additional musical tracks to assist with at home practice) With additional funding, EBMS has been able to attract more members that want to Page 56 of 116