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Jennifer L. Hall
From:Jorge Lagunas <
Sent:Tuesday, April 27, 2021 2:00 PM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Anaheim Cultural Arts Center
Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members,
The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force and
presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community-based after-school programming, workforce and recreational
training, bus-in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and
internationally as a point of pride to the City.
The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center (the current home of the Anaheim Ballet) is slated to be demolished without plans for a new
Cultural Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. If the City demolishes this architecturally unique building, you will be
removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing the City’s treasured arts organization. It is best for the
community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location!
Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Jorge Richard Lagunas Guerrero
P.S.
From a personal experience, I am able to directly state Anaheim Ballet has been able to provid the necessary soft skills needed
to advance in every aspect of an individuals life. As well as, the curriculum provided by Anaheim Ballet can be a foundation for
many different subjects to build upon. With my time spent studying at Anaheim Ballet, I was able to learn to a specialized skill,
which blessed me when I was able to book a job with the Disneyland Resort immediately after graduating high school. Later, I
was able to test the mental and physical fortitude I had gained at Anaheim Ballet after deciding serve in the United States
Marine Corps. With the resilience and command presence taught to me through the many opportunities to perform, I was able
to receive my Eagle, Globe, and Anchor. I believe there would be a huge hole left in the City of Anaheim if there would be no
Anaheim Cultural Arts Center.
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