ACS ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2018-2019 ACS Giving Report 2019-11-novemb | Page 21

ARTS FEST 2019 ACS’s Arts Fest is more than our school’s largest community outreach event, more than our greatest fundraising effort: it is a ton of fun. The open stage and the open barbecue grill, the performances of theater, classical music and modern dance, the student clubs offering cookies, juice and insight into their activities, the chess tournament and the horse riding, and the many many people come from all over Sofia to spend a day in our park- campus - it is the most fun day of the year. And we were happy to host the reunion of ACS Classes of 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014. The alumni started arriving early, even before the official start of Arts Fest, and then quickly dispersed from their special corner to mingle, seek out their teachers, take selfies on the steps of Sanders Hall, or explore the America for Bulgaria Campus Center which many were visiting for the first time. A friendly competition was held between the classes who had anniversaries - the members of the class which had their 5th year anniversary would donate 5 leva to the school, the members of the class with the 10th anniversary would donate 10 leva, the class with the 15th year anniversary would donate 15 leva, and 20th year 20 leva. The competition was decisively won by the Class of 2004. Congratulations and thank you! After the student clubs put aside funds necessary for their activities next year, the total sum gathered at Arts Fest was 6798 leva. 21