Thinking of making a large donation? Feel free to send a check made out to "BJFA"

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The Bitter Jester Foundation for the Arts, NFP
PO Box 1824
Highland Park, IL 60035-7824

Your charitable donation directly supports the Bitter Jester Foundation for the Arts, NFP, and the production of its three non-profit arts programs: - The Bitter Jester Music Festival (est. 2006) - The Purpler Shirts Performance Ensemble (est. 2006) - The Comic Thread Sketch Comedy Troupe (est. 1998) Producing live events is costly and time consuming and - like so many - we always struggle with compelling grant applications for the Arts with lots of other worthy causes out there to choose from. Individual donations make what we do possible... and what we do is positively impact the lives of young musicians and other performers in mentally and physically healthy ways that have a life-long impact. BJFA is an Illinois-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization that is made possible almost entirely by volunteers and thousands of hours of unpaid work from former participants and others who feel passionately about what we do. Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions: <a href="mailto:foundation@bitterjester.org">foundation@bitterjester.org</a> And thank you for supporting the arts!! Your donation will appear on your bank statement as "BitterJesterFd"

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Thank you for fundraising with us this year again! Here is more information.

Your charitable donation directly supports the Bitter Jester Foundation for the Arts, NFP, and the production of its three non-profit arts programs: - The Bitter Jester Music Festival (est. 2006) - The Purpler Shirts Performance Ensemble (est. 2006) - The Comic Thread Sketch Comedy Troupe (est. 1998) Producing live events is costly and time consuming and - like so many - we always struggle with compelling grant applications for the Arts with lots of other worthy causes out there to choose from. Individual donations make what we do possible... and what we do is positively impact the lives of young musicians and other performers in mentally and physically healthy ways that have a life-long impact. BJFA is an Illinois-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization that is made possible almost entirely by volunteers and thousands of hours of unpaid work from former participants and others who feel passionately about what we do. Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions: <a href="mailto:foundation@bitterjester.org">foundation@bitterjester.org</a> And thank you for supporting the arts!! Your donation will appear on your bank statement as "BitterJesterFd"

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Do you know any young performers (aged 12-21) in the Midwest who are in a band or play music as solo artist? If so, please tell them about the Bitter Jester Music Fest and share their band's social media info. with us here so we can say hello:

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