As our friends and supporters know, PYT embarked on a campaign approximately two years ago to raise funds to help find a new facility when our lease expired in August 2007.

After much research and many site visits, we found that we could not find another building that suited our production, storage and financial needs that would also be acceptable to City zoning administrators.

Consequently, the Board of Directors decided to extend our current lease for another 5-years, and to work on improving our current facilities. We have great plans in the works, and have been meeting with architects to talk about how best to utilize our space.

Our first project was a long-overdue props clean-up and reorganization. Thanks to everyone who came out to help organize our prop areas, including Joan Adelman, JoAnn Buchanan, Zoe Custer, Chris Karabats, Katya Lohngoen, Susan O'Neil, Sitar Terrass-Shah, Leigh Terrass and Lyn Wyman.

We'll be posting more updates, and hope to have plans to show everyone soon!

If you're child is a PYT actor and you plan on participating in any of the 2007/2008 shows - then you'll want to get in on the live auction at Hollywood Hosts. Every year, we auction off family sponsorships for each show in the season. This is a great way to give you and your family the VIP treatment during a production.

Winners of the family show sponsorships receive the following perks:

• A reserved parking space at the PYT studios for rehearsals
• Four VIP tickets, T-shirts and mugs for the show
• Your family or business name incorporated in the production
• A copy of the show poster, autographed by our cast
• The DVD, video or book version of your show
• Recognition as a show sponsor on the event program, Web site and during our curtain speech
• Input in the cast names for your production
• Participation fee for one child - yours or as a designated scholarship

The shows that will be auctioned off are: Oliver!, Peter Pan, High School Musical, Charlotte's Web and All Shook Up. PYT counts on the money generated from these sponsorships to offset the cost of a production. Consider making this one of the ways you support PYT. You can even team up with another family and bid together - this is a great way to increase your bidding power and win!

Oliver!
Ages 8 and up
Auditions Sept. 8 & 9 at Peninsula Youth Theatre

Stories on Stage
Ages 12 and up
Auditions Sept. 15 at 2pm at Peninsula Youth Theatre

PYT has several on-going fundraisers - here are some ways you can help PYT:

Next time you are doing a search on the internet, go to
http://www.goodsearch.com/
Select Peninsula Youth Theatre as your charity of choice and they will donate a penny to PYT for each search you complete.

Save on Taxes. Save the Environment. Help PYT: Donate your cell phones, ink jets, DVD's, laptops, MP3's and digital cameras. PYT is conducting a recycling fundraiser. There is nothing to buy. We are asking our supporters to protect their environment and help us raise funds by donating your used cell phones, ink jet cartridges, DVD movies, video games, laptop/notebook computer, MP3 player or digital camera. Need not be in working condition. Your donation is 100% tax deductible. Tax receipts and the donation box is located in the PYT lobby.

Buying books, gifts or electronics? Go to
www.pytnet.org/shop
Our partners, including Kepler's Books and Amazon.com, donate a percentage of sales back to PYT.

Now you can order something you've always wanted from Pampered Chef and have PYT benefit from your order. Just log onto www.pamperedchef.biz/orit and take a look at the catalogue. You can order online, or if you'd like the personal touch, call Orit Riskin at (408) 730-5810 and she can take your order. PYT receives a percentage of all purchases made.