Get ready for an unforgettable evening of beautiful voices, extraordinary artistry, and the incredible talent that makes PPAS shine!
Presented by the Professional Performing Arts School in partnership with the National Chorale, the Fall Vocal Soirée 2026 celebrates the power of music and the remarkable performers who bring our school community to life.
📅 Thursday, November 5, 2026 🕖 7:00 PM 📍 PPAS Black Box Theater 328 West 48th Street, New York, NY
To our 2025–26 Stars Fund supporters: THANK YOU! ❤️
Your generosity makes a real difference for our students, programs, and performing arts experience at PPAS. We’re so grateful to have you in our community!
Each school year, we launch a new Stars Fund campaign rather than automatically carrying over recurring donations. This gives you the opportunity to renew or adjust your support each year.
🔄 Returning Donors: How to Renew
If you were a recurring donor last school year, please follow these steps:
1. Cancel your previous recurring donation in RallyUp. Instructions are below.
2. Keep your RallyUp account! Please do not delete it. Your account allows you to participate in all things PPAS/PTA, including purchasing show tickets.
3. Sign up again through our new 2026–27 Stars Fund campaign:
4. Choose your gift amount and preferred recurring frequency (e.g., monthly). That’s it!
🎁 Thank-You Gifts for Donors
We love celebrating your generosity!
Monthly gifts of $5 or more: Receive a sweet treat when you renew!
Monthly gifts of $25 or more: Receive a sweet treat and a PPAS-branded gift!
One-time gifts of $50 or more: Receive a PPAS souvenir book, while supplies last!
Already renewed? Email VPFundraising@PPASPTA.org to arrange delivery of your gift through your child or at an upcoming PPAS PTA general meeting or event.
Unsure of your current monthly donor status? Contact VPFundraising@PPASPTA.org, and we’ll help confirm your details.
📝 How to Cancel Your Previous Recurring Donation
Step 1: Log in to RallyUp.
Visit RallyUp.com and sign in using the email address associated with your donation.
Step 2: Find your recurring donation.
Navigate to My Account → My Donations → Recurring. Locate your PPAS Stars Fund donation, click the three dots, and select Cancel Donation.
This stops future payments while keeping your RallyUp account and donation history intact.
Step 3: Renew for 2026–27.
Visit our new 2026–27 Stars Fund campaign, select your gift amount and preferred payment frequency, and complete your donation.
The sooner we renew, the sooner we can watch this year’s campaign total grow and work toward our fundraising goals for PPAS students and the greater school community.
Has your child graduated? We hope you’ll consider continuing your support! Your talented graduates are now part of our prestigious alumni community, and you’ll always be part of the PPAS family. ❤️
Please share our 2026–27 Stars Fund campaign with friends, family, and fellow PPAS supporters. Together, we can do more for our students and help secure the future of the performing and film arts.
Thank you for believing in PPAS and helping all our students shine!
With much gratitude—and a very happy fundraising-team dance,
The PPAS Fundraising Team Lynn M. Stirrup & Danielle Kojic-Tingwell
At PPAS, creativity is everywhere: in the classroom, on the stage, in the studio, and wherever our students are dreaming up what comes next.
The PTA works year-round to raise funds that enhance the school experience for our students and our entire community, and PPAS Stars is at the heart of that effort.
With the support of our families and our incredible Arts Partners, we help bring learning to life through inspiring classes, creative workshops, rehearsal opportunities, performances, and experiences that go beyond the traditional curriculum. Public education funding provides the foundation, while PPAS Stars helps us build on it — creating more opportunities for our students to explore, create, collaborate, and shine.
Whether it’s $5, $50, $500, or a monthly gift, your support helps make the extraordinary possible for PPAS students. Contributions are tax-deductible, and giving is quick and easy.
Thank you for being a PPAS Star and for investing in the creativity, talent, and possibilities of our students. Together, we can make this an incredible year!
We look forward to seeing you this fall! We hope to greet you in person at our informal Back-to-School PTA Potluck and Welcome Event at PPAS from 6:30–9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30th.
Come share a favorite dish, meet other families, and connect with PTA members, faculty, Arts Partners, and students. It’s a wonderful opportunity to learn more about our programs, welcome new and returning families, and kick off the school year together. Click here if you wish to bring a favorite dish to share with our community (no obligation!).
To stay in the loop on PTA news, updates, and upcoming events, be sure to sign up for our weekly PTA e-newsletter.
Thank you for being an important part of our PPAS community! Your involvement helps PPAS be an extraordinary 6–12 school with incredible staff, inspiring partnerships, and endless student talent, and we are sincerely grateful.
We look forward to gathering with you, sharing good food and good company, and celebrating the wonderful community that makes PPAS so special. Here’s to a terrific school year with you and your family!
Your support helps all of our students reach for the stars!
We’re grateful to all who have already donated to our PPAS Stars Annual Fund— an investment in the dreams and discoveries that will shape our students’ futures.
With your support, our classrooms transform into vibrant studios, rehearsal halls, and creative workshops where imagination takes center stage. Public education funds provide the basics, but it’s our collective generosity that fills our annual funding gap and powers the arts for every PPAS student.
We’re inviting each family to contribute at whatever level is right for you, so that together we can realize the magic that our community can create! Every donation is tax deductible, and whether you’re making a one-time contribution or setting up a monthly gift, the process is quick and easy.
Please give here today! No gift is too big or too small and your generosity is always greatly appreciated!
Thank you for making our Benefit Bash such a blast!
We’re thrilled to report that the 2026 PPAS PTA Benefit Bash on May 3rd was a huge success and a good time was had by all! We set an all-time attendance record and we’re on track to exceed our fundraising goal by 50%!
Thanks to all who attended, volunteered, donated, sponsored, celebrated, provided auction items and in-kind donations, and joyfully cut a rug and had a fab time dancing to our DJ’s beats!
Special thanks to those donors helping us honor Parent Coordinator Teri Gindi, the 2026Reach for the Stars Award recipient, while supporting the performing arts experience for all our fabulous kids at PPAS. Every amount, gesture and volunteer moment – no matter how big or how small – is contributing to our success!
We’re grateful to our mighty volunteer Benefit Bash Leadership Committee,who are still working to bring every facet of this effort to life!
If anyone would like to help with next year’s event – to find a venue, help secure in-kind beverage and auction donations and more – please contact our Co-VPs of Fundraising at VPFundraising@ppaspta.org. We intend to meet and kick off 2027 planning as soon as possible this fall!
Our amazing and inspiring Parent Coordinator Teri Gindi received the Reach for the Stars Award at the Bash event!
Be sure to check out the video featuring PPAS alumni and students helping us celebrate Teri by congratulating her here. They share how Teri has inspired them and how truly special she is to the PPAS community!
Special Thanks to our Generous Sponsors & Gold Medal Committee
We’re grateful for your support and help to make the 2026 PPAS PTA Benefit Bash a blooming success!
Our beloved Parent Coordinator Teri Gindi received the 2026 Reach for the Stars Award at the PPAS PTA Benefit Bash on May 3, 2026, in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to our students, our school, our alumni, and our community for nearly 30 years.
Many thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate Ms. Gindi!
