By Christina Hecht Former-president and current member of BRAVO, an active group that contributes thousands of hours of volunteer assistance every year and provides vital services to support SF Ballet. November 16, 2009
I’ve written about BRAVO (the Ballet Resource and Volunteer Organization)in earlier posts, but this time I wanted to share BRAVO members’ own feedback. So at our general membership meeting last week, I did a little survey.
Methods: Randomized, retrospective written survey posing three questions.
Materials: Paper, pen, and goodwill.
Results: BRAVO members love BRAVO and SF Ballet!
Well, we knew that already. But here are some of their thoughts:
“I love ballet and SF Ballet.”
“My daughter started dancing here…I joined [BRAVO] when she was in Club Nut.”
“I joined decades ago, when SF Ballet was in the red, and ballerinas were on Union Square asking for funds.”
“I had retired…we had been subscribers for some time and loved what SFB does.”
What do these ballet lovers enjoy assisting with? One answer is a good summary: “I enjoy all activities in which I get involved throughout the years.”
“This is such a great volunteer organization and the Ballet is such a wonderful place to work, I am delighted to be a part of it!”
“I love listening to the dancers at the meetings. What a treat!” [Last week our guests were Principal Dancers Sofiane Sylve and Pascal Molat, who talked with us about their training and history, favorite roles, personal challenges and goals.]
“I really appreciate all that’s offered to BRAVO volunteers; you make it well worth our while!”
“I love the SF Ballet ambiance, the staff is very appreciative, and I am delighted to be of help!”
As you can see, it doesn’t get better than that! THANK YOU to all 200+ members of BRAVO, who work behind the scenes to help make SF Ballet the vibrant, successful organization that it is.
What is there to Love about BRAVO?
Former-president and current member of BRAVO, an active group that contributes thousands of hours of volunteer assistance every year and provides vital services to support SF Ballet.
November 16, 2009
I’ve written about BRAVO (the Ballet Resource and Volunteer Organization) in earlier posts, but this time I wanted to share BRAVO members’ own feedback. So at our general membership meeting last week, I did a little survey.
Methods: Randomized, retrospective written survey posing three questions.
Materials: Paper, pen, and goodwill.
Results: BRAVO members love BRAVO and SF Ballet!
Well, we knew that already. But here are some of their thoughts:
What do these ballet lovers enjoy assisting with? One answer is a good summary: “I enjoy all activities in which I get involved throughout the years.”
And there were these specific examples: The Shop, being a Nutcracker backstage chaperone, the Nutcracker Children’s Lunch, and the Opening Night Gala. And this one: “Working with the wardrobe staff gave me a peek into that dynamic world.”
A few closing comments:
As you can see, it doesn’t get better than that! THANK YOU to all 200+ members of BRAVO, who work behind the scenes to help make SF Ballet the vibrant, successful organization that it is.