01 & 14 (90)Public Comment
From: Devon Reeves <
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 11:57 AM
To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz;
Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil
Cc: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org
Subject: Public Comment Submission City Council Meeting Agenda Items 1 and 14 - Anaheim
Ballet
Dear Mayor Sidhu and City Councilmembers,
Thank you for considering the future of Anaheim Ballet this coming Tuesday at Anaheim's City Council's meeting.
I wanted to urge you to please vote yes to approve Items 1 and 14 on Tuesday's City Council Agenda.
These two items ask the city council to follow the staff's recommendation that the city enter into a 1 year agreement
with the Anaheim Ballet and preserve the Cultural Arts building.
I am joining the Anaheim community and Anaheim Ballet supporters to share with you how crucial cultural and arts
centers are for the success and growth of our youth, which positively impacts the strength of our communities.
I experienced firsthand how arts and creative outlet spaces helped keep me occupied and prevented me from getting
into trouble as an adolescent teenager. One of those critical centers of positive influence included classes and
workshops from the Anaheim Ballet. Larry, Sarma and the Anaheim Ballet faculty instilled in me discipline, creative
expression and a deep appreciation for dance, which has carried over to my later professional accomplishments. As a
youth, Anaheim Ballet's STEP-UP program afforded my family to provide me with the beauty of ballet as well as the rare
opportunity to be exposed to incredible internationally recognized dancers. My hope is that future generations will have
the same opportunity. More recently, I received the wonderful opportunity to mentor a young girl through the OC
Family Justice Center. I was able to share with her my love of ballet through a complimentary class at Anaheim Ballet. It
was so incredible to see her joy, and the intrinsic value of how the experience motivated her to continue pursuing dance
and return to her former passion of gymnastics.
Thank you for your time and attention. Hoping for your vote to preserve and support this important long-standing
community amenity.
Sincerely,
Devon Reeves
Community & Tenant Relations
Anaheim Packing District
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