Purpose Of Funds
Funds are to pay for the partial salary of full-time director who produces, directs and oversees more than 130 performances each year for senior citizens at 75 different hospitals, nursing homes, and senior centers and residences in New York City. More than 95% of the shows are throughout Manhattan’s 10 City Council Districts. A population of approximately 6,500 was reached in 2008 and the same number of persons is expected to be reached in 2009. Within Council District #3 Vocal Ease performs for: Encore Senior Center, Greenwich House Senior Center, Hudson Guild Senior Center, Penn South Program for Seniors, Project Find Coffee House, SAGE, St. Francis of Assisi, Village Nursing Home, Woodstock Senior Center and The Caring Community at First Presbyterian Church. Vocal Ease’s FY2008 (January – December) total expenses were $66,628.