THE LEE DEAL & FRIENDS THEATRE ENDOWMENT

“BUILDING ON THE LEGACY”

The Lee Deal & Friends Theatre Endowment will financially support the appearance of guest artists at annual, theatrically based enrichment events (e.g. seminars, lectures, workshops, master classes) through the UAH Theatre Program.  Open to the entire North Alabama Theatre Community, these events will benefit both UAH students and the community at large – even influencing career paths and changing lives.

Conceived, created, and supported by both local community theatre members/organizations and /organizations and The Arts Council, this unique Endowment promises to positively impact both local artists and audiences for decades by enriching and educating the entire theatre community.

The Endowment is named for Lee Deal, a former UAH student and local community theatre icon for nearly thirty years.  Lee’s love of theatre inspired him to work with virtually every theatre group in our area.

Although his untimely death in May 2007 was the inspiration for the Endowment, it is certainly not limited to Lee’s memory.  Contributions may be made in memory of, or to honor, anyone who has or continues to further local theatre by working to produce shows or by attending and enjoying them (please indicate)!

Since the Endowment will be used to fund educational/enrichment opportunities for the entire local Theatre Community, it will become a living tribute to not only Lee but to all who came before him, to all who worked with him, to those currently active in the theatre community, and to all those who will follow.  In this way, the Endowment will build on the fine legacy of community theatre excellence that so many people have worked and continue to work so tirelessly to create.

Your support of the valuable opportunities the Lee Deal and Friends Theatre Endowment will provide will be greatly appreciated.

Checks should be made payable to:  UAH Foundation
*Note on check for the Lee Deal & Friends Theatre Endowment

Mail to:   

UAH Foundation
Office of Development
Shelbie King Hall – Room 310
Huntsville, AL   35899

Donations (includes VISA and MasterCard) may be made online at:   

www.uah.edu

(Click on “Giving” and then click on “Give Online.”  Select “Other” from the drop-down menu and type in:   Lee Deal and Friends Theatre Endowment)

All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law
UAH will send an acknowledgement confirming all donations

REMEMBER...many local employers offer a matching program that will automatically increase your donation amount.  Check with your Human Resources Department and indicate whether this is so!