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Throughout the month of January, I had my first legitimate internship. It is astounding how such a great experience was inconceivable just but five months prior to the new year. I honestly was unsure of what I truly wanted to do for weeks before I figured it out entirely. My interests always primarily fell somewhere between two categories: science and business. The only logical step was to contact businesses and corporations (profit and nonprofit) to explore the opportunities available to me, so that is precisely what I did during the summer. I previously participated in theatrical events, so I decided to include theaters as well. My project was confirmed only but a few weeks after, more towards the end of the season. Consequently, I was given …show more content…

The William Penn Foundation has a history of sponsoring local theatres in whatever endeavors they might have. However, perhaps the organization would reconsider the potential value of its generosity. If it were clear that the Walnut Street Theatre was indeed the most productive, proactive, and effective in its outreach program, then perhaps the William Penn Foundation would offer a larger grant. But what kind of proof could contribute to such a case? It was my responsibility to acquire this evidence, for it alone was the answer to expanding the outreach program and reaching more kids. Therefore, I created an extensive spreadsheet that contained information about every theatre in the most theatrically focused thirteen states of America. I researched for hours on end to gather the data that included: names, contact information, student discounts, specials; number of kids annually impacted through performances, classes, and schools toured. As my internship was coming to an end, I was proud to present a complete spreadsheet that I had the pleasure of titling The National Theatrical Outreach Statistics. The Walnut Street Theatre is by far the most proactive theatre nationwide in its endeavors of reaching out to schools across the Delaware Valley. I am sure that the William Penn Foundation will be pleased to hear that the Walnut Street Theatre has impacted a total of 180,129 students and teachers through its outreach programs. Thus, my arguably most influential project was complete, and left me with confidence that the Walnut Street Theatre will indeed receive a larger grant to benefit the children of all

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