Supporting Jawaahir

Jawaahir received a donation from Target for $5,000 for the year 7/1/08 to 6/30/09.

A mainstay of Target’s community commitment is the support of visual art, music, dance, independent film
and design programs. The arts have the power to bring communities together and help people see the world
from different perspectives, and Target is committed to making arts and cultural experiences more affordable
and accessible for families and children.

We are pleased that Target has chosen us to help carry on their mission of supporting arts organizations in our communities.

Jawaahir's activities are made possible, in part, by funds provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, 3M Foundation, Heidi Heffelfinger Todd and Steve S. Todd Fund of the Community Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Mosaic Foundation, O'Shaughnessy Foundation, Schwab Charitable Fund, Target, The Travelers’ Arts & Diversity Employee Committee, United Arts, and the University of Minnesota.

Companies and individuals

Over the last year the following companies and individuals have donated items that have enhanced every Jawaahir event. From food for the Henna party and Cabarets, through donations of all kinds for the yearly fundraising Gala, to the paint on the walls, we couldn't do what we do without their generous contributions.

A Little Lingerie Company, Accolades Salon & Spa, Aimee Brask at The HaireETic, Aisha Ali, Alsadu, Inc., Amorfia Productions, Faten Salama, Anonymous, Apogee Custom Gifts, Beth Kendrick, Bibelot, Black Forest Inn, Bloomington Studio students, Blume Bauer Clothing Co., Bonnie Berquam, Bryant-Lake Bowl & Theater, Cassandra Shore, Catherine Liska, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chris Cherewan, Christos Greek Restaurant, Dahlal Internationale, Dianna Rawnsley, Esther Ouray, Fantasy Grams, Gardens of Salonica, Giorgio's Restaurant, Guthrie Theater, Hauser Dance, Hung Russell, Jan Geisen, Jawaahir Dance Company, Judy Meisner, Kenwood Pilates, Larry & Caryl Abdo, Laura Harada, Lori A. Wilczek, Mary Kertzman, Mary Lynn Buss, Matthew Croy, Mediterranean Cruise Café, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Nancy Courteau, Nicole LeCorgne, Oasis Dance Camp, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Park Tavern, Ragamala Music and Dance Theater, Robert Webb Steib, Sandra Bodensteiner, Sebastian Joe's Ice Cream, Sheepskin by Susan Bradford, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Stages Theatre Company, Storganize, Tea Source, Terry Joyce, The Jungle Theater, The Southern Theater, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Tim O'Keefe, Udjat Beads, Vicki MacNabb, Walker Art Center, Zenon Dance Company and School

We are currently updating this list.

Diamond ($1000 and up): Patricia & Fred Auch

Ruby ($500-999): Jeffrey Gegner, Eileen Goren & Terry Joyce, Theresa Kane, Eileen O’Shaughnessy, and Kristine Smith

Emerald ($100-499): Anonymous, Linda Brown, Mary Lynn Buss & Ron Simons, Tatyana Butkova, Kay Hardy Campbell & Gary Campbell, Ouahib & Gail Chalbi, Ralph & Betty Cooper, Nancy Courteau, Janelle Dachtera, Priscilla Dixon, George Ehrenberg, Salah Abdel Fattah, Jan Geisen, Christine Halverson, Deborah & Thomas Hanna, Judy Hickey, Marian Hopkins, Jillina, Chuck Klinkner, Lamis, Sandra Jane Larson, Kathy McCurdy, Heather McMullen & Dirk Koenig, Judy Meisner, Melanie Meyer, Molly O’Shaughnessy & Mike Monahan, Mike Piper, Susan Raatz, Ronna Schultz, Kathleen O. Shovelain, Gloria Simon-Kuza, Shirley Taramelli, Raymond Terrill & Gregory Grinley, James Wellman, and Rebecca West

Sapphire (up to $100): Anonymous, Hend al-Mansour, J.F. Angrist, Leo Bjorlie, Lois Bjorlie, Edward Boshears, Ann Cathcart, Kate Coon, Andrea Deagon, Dawn Doering, Janet Dray, Sol & Pearl Goren, Judy Greenwood, Don Habermas-Scher, Libbie Henderson, Katherine Howard, Jean Jarvis, Kathryn Johnson, Amy Kirkpatrick, Martha Koch, Rebecca Marquis, Marsha McDonald, Ruth Neuger, Catherine Petersen, Karl Schlotterbeck, Dr. Cheryl Wall, and Donna Rae Wendt

Volunteers

The heart of any non-profit organization are it's volunteers. Unpaid and often overlooked, they keep the flame. While few in number, our volunteers are among the best anywhere. Passionate and committed, they continually go above and beyond to make everything they touch better, because they believe in the cause.
 

Patricia Auch, Zulalika to all the dancers, is another founding Jawaahir member who was also Administrative Coordinator until last year, when she followed her husband to Seattle when he was transferred. Left with a longer commute, Patricia travels back to happily donate her considerable expertise to all major Jawaahir functions, thus proving the adage that you can take the dancer out of Jawaahir, but you can never take Jawaahir out of the dancer.

Tatyana Butkova is a member of Jawaahir and a graphics designer. Seeing a need for better printed materials for ever more numerous Jawaahir events, she has taken to spending her days rooting thorugh the Jawaahir server for discarded photos, polishing them up, and creating wonderful, eye catching flyers and posters.

Christine Johnson The heart of any dance company or school is its floor. Our floor is 87 years old, and very fragile. Replacement floors being cost prohibitive, Christine has adopted the floors and works tirelessly to rout, cut, glue, clamp, sand, and stain the over 200 patches that keep our dancers spinning and shin-splint free. It is Christine who keeps our floor one of the two best dance floors in the Twin Cities.

Terry Joyce is husband to Jawaahir member Eileen Goren. Enjoying taking things apart, modifying and rebuilding them better than before, he has found a limitless source of things that need improving in a 100 year old building. Over the years he has volunteered for projects too numerous to mention and lately, as self-titled Director of International IT Operations, Jawaahir Dance Company, he has taken on modernizing this website.

Dale Sulzen is a professional jack of all trades. Ceiling to floor, electrical to plumbing, Dale is the person who we all turn to for all things electro-mechanical. The one person you want stranded on a deserted island with you. At one time or another Dale has modified, repaired or improved every light, socket, motor, air conditioner, plumbing fixture, theater lighting instrument, wire, cable, and circuit in the building. Maintaining a 100 year old building is an art, and Dale is our artist.

Cathy Wurzer, NPR radio personality and co-host of TPT2's Almanac, has volunteered her time to MC our yearly fund raising gala for the last three years.

Kito Young is the husband of Jawaahir apprentice Nadilia Gomez. Kito is a graphic designer and has applied his considerable talents to design a flyer for Cassandra's Cabarets. We hope you will be seeing more of his work around the web site in the future, new baby permitting.

Cassandra Shore, The Boss, is in charge of the vision and the strategy, overseeing the books, and making the big decisions. In short, the buck stops with her.

Eileen Goren took over as Administrative Coordinator early last year and is applying her passion for organization to running the office. To watch her keep 32 projects in the air at a time without dropping a single one is to be amazed. A lawyer and editor by trade, and a dancer with Jawaahir since the beginning, she will soon have property rights to the building as she seldom leaves it. She can be reached at booking@jawaahir.org

Kathy McCurdy is building manager and one of the original Jawaahir company members. Kathy keeps the building rented, the rents paid, the light bulbs changed, the floors clean and the pop machine filled. In short, all things building. She can be reached at bldgmgr@jawaahir.org.

Angela Skrade is our administrative assistant, the glue that holds the team together, and we couldn't get along without her. She makes sure the database is up-to-date, lists are printed, CDs are burned, and shipments go out. When you think you need something, she has it ready for you. She can be reached at admin@jawaahir.org.

Lisa Bauch is a long time grant writer extraordinaire who will also be writing Beledi Beat starting with the Summer issue. Over the years Lisa has made sure the Jawaahir message to funders is clear and concise, honest and compelling. Without her help Jawaahir would be much poorer in so many ways.

Amy Kirkpatrick of Kirkpatrick Designs in St. Paul. Amy is single handedly responsible for dragging Jawaahir into the 21st century with her sense of design and style, turning our publicity postcards and flyers into true works of art. A dancer herself, she shares a passion for the art of dance.

Hilary Smith has spent a lifetime working in and around theaters. A non-profit junkie, she recently transitioned from the Guthrie Theater (yes, the days of free tickets are over) to the American Red Cross. Hilary and husband Pete are raising two kids and she still finds time to write grants for the dance company. In addition, she has been the lighting designer for all Jawaahir and Cassandra shows at our theater, as well as Guild shows, for longer than any of us remember.

Kay Hardy Campbell is a writer and musician with a long-time interest in the music and folk dance arts of the Gulf region. She learned the folk dances while an eight-year resident in Saudi Arabia, and has been teaching American women the folk dances of the Gulf for 30 years. She also helps direct the Arabic Music Retreat at Mount Holyoke College. Kay has been on the Jawaahir board for 10 years.
 

Salah Abdel Fattah, Eileen Goren, Melanie Meyer, Eileen O'Shaughnessy

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