Sponsor A Child
A Word from Our Sponsor….YOU!
Would you or your company like to make a positive difference in the life of a child? You can! We are looking for individuals, groups and companies who would like to sponsor a child to run away and join the circus.
Although our class tuition rates are low compared to other gymnastics and arts facilities, some extremely talented children cannot afford to pay. We have never turned away anyone because they couldn’t pay. Please support our scholarship fund by sponsoring a child. A tax-deductible gift of $500 will give a beginning student a full school year of weekly circus classes -- and a costume! Your $1,100 gift will give some lucky future star two months of full-day circus summer camp performing experience!
We now offer companies the opportunity to sponsor one of our circus troupes or a series of youth circus shows. Tax-deductible sponsorships range from $10,000 to $50,000. This is a wonderful way for your marketing dollars to help local children from diverse backgrounds and put your company name in front of half a million people who see our shows at City Museum and other venues around the region.
Please print, fill out and return this form or call us at 314-436-7676 to set up your special sponsorship. Or fill out our online Donor Form.
Quotes from some of our Youth Circus Performers
- “The fastest way to go from a nerd to a god in the eyes of your friends is to learn a back handspring.”
- Matthew, age 11
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- “Being in the circus has taught me to be brave and not to be afraid to try new things. Hard work is needed to get better at the thing you want to do.”
- Crina age 7
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- “Circus has really helped me. It keeps me off the streets. Most kids are happy with baseball. When other kids say they are on a baseball team I say, ‘Well, good. I’m in the CIRCUS!’”
- Lemond age 12
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- “I don’t know what my life would be like, if I wasn’t in the circus. I probably wouldn’t have half as many friends as I do now and I most definitely wouldn’t know all these different people and about their cultures, and I’m positive I wouldn’t get to go to half the places we get to go to. So, I’m pretty thankful that I have circus in my life.”
- Elliana age 13
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- “Before I was in the circus I was not very confident in myself. Then I started in the circus. Confidence-wise, let’s just say now, no one can lower it.”
- Maya age 14
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- “The Circus Day Foundation strengthens me physically and emotionally. Through physically supporting other kids I have become confident and sure of myself. Although circus is the only thing I have in common with a lot of the kids involved, they are some of the friends I have most fun with. The Circus Day foundation has given me the opportunity to meet and get to know circus performers from around the world, to perform with Youth Circus Performers from around the country, and many experiences that would not otherwise be possible for me.”
- Claire age 14
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- “Circus keeps me active in many ways. I love learning new things and circus makes me more social. I’ve met many different kinds of people who I would’ve never imagined to meet if it wasn’t for circus.”
- Alex age 11
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- “Circus has taught me to be generous even if I don’t want to. It’s taught me that experiencing and making mistakes is what it takes to be successful. It taught me how to grow and control my body.”
- Junior age 15
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- “I think circus helped me to stay on the right track.”
- Keaton age 11
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- “Being in the circus changed my life by tumbling and organizing what I need to do in life. It also made me more powerful.”
- Anthony age 13
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- “Circus is a magical world were kindness and hard work are what get you ahead. Circus friends are the kind of people that you can always lean on for support.”
- Rosie age 15
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- “The circus has made me more confident interacting with people and trying new things. It has taught me the value of working hard to achieve a long-term goal. Most of all, it has introduced me to life long friends and places I would never have seen before. I love the circus.”
- Book age 16
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- “Being in the circus has changed my life by making me more confident and taking me to a different level through my life. It helped me believe in myself.”
- Deon age 12
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- “Before I was in the circus I was a little shy. I didn't know that many people. When I started in the circus I met a lot of people. I feel a lot more confident now.”
- Mei Ling age 12
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- “The circus has helped me to stay focused on what I am doing. It helped my tricks in tumbling and I am better at things now than I was before.”
- Iking age 13
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- “Circus has taught me many of the values that I strive to achieve in my everyday life. Those values include trust, perseverance, respect, and honesty. If it weren’t for circus, I don’t know if I would be able to budget my time or work with other as well as I do now. Through circus, I have been able to travel around the nation, meet and learn from many diverse people and create memories that I will cherish for a lifetime. I don’t even want to think of what kind of person I would be, if I didn’t have circus in my life.”
- Matt age 15
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- “This is the most togetherst thing I’ve ever done.”
- Ruby age 8
