Two members of the Bluecoats community have retooled their businesses to provide support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Greg Lagola, Bluecoats Costume Designer and Color Guard Choreographer, is the owner and designer of Gregory Joseph in New York. This designer brand that addresses the issues of sustainability and responsible manufacturing in the upscale fashion market has shifted the bulk of its business’ production to making face masks.

Yesterday, for #GivingTuesdayNow, we set two fundraising goals to help us toward our 2020 fundraising goal of $350,000! We aimed to get our Sustaining Membership of The Shield up to 200 members and raise $5,000 in one-time donations. Not only did we reach both of our goals, but we surpassed them! Your continued support as we weather the cancellation of the 2020 season, the temporary closure of Champion Bingo, and the loss of many of our summer fundraising events, has been overwhelming. Your support is helping us continue the Bluecoats Experience this summer and for years to come.

Yesterday, we announced a 2020 fundraising goal of $350,000 and today is the perfect day to get started! This goal is necessary to fulfill our refund obligations and keep the Bluecoats organization alive and operating. We stand firmly behind our mission to provide life-changing performing arts programming, and our amazing team members are pouring their lives into this challenge. We hope that you can help us reach our goal by making a #GivingTuesdayNow gift!