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Feeling Lucky? Enter This Raffle and Support Young Salem Dancers!

Help The Lotus Entertainment Achievement Program raise money to provide dance scholarships for kids!

By Sasha Simons, Editor and Publisher of Macaroni Kid Salem May 15, 2025

Marci Haney, owner of The Lotus Dance Studio, entered into the world of dance through free programs in San Antonio, Texas. She said that these programs were paramount in her journey to becoming a dancer and opening up her own dance studio in Salem. With a heart for kids, Marci established the Lotus Entertainment Achievement Program (L.E.A.P.), a nonprofit organization that provides dance scholarships for local youth right here in Salem, Oregon.

This month L.E.A.P is putting together raffle baskets to raise funds for the scholarship program that will directly support economically disadvantaged students through training in dance, theater, and the performing arts. The raffle will occur in June!

🎟️Raffle Details:

  • $3 per ticket
  • $45 for 20 tickets (Save $15)
  • Tickets available in advance at the Lotus Studio front desk, or at the gift table on Showcase Day.
  • You do not need to be present to win!

Your contributions will directly impact youth in our very own Salem/Keizer home. If you want to support the cause in a different way, consider donating securely through the nonprofit's 👉 Zeffy page, spreading the word to your friends and family, or joining the fun at their Showcase Gift Table to purchase roses, Squishmallow, fun packs, dance bears, or apparel for the dancers. 

Contact Marci Haney at marci@the-lotus-studio.com for more information on how you can partner or contribute to this cause.

Thank you for choosing to make an impact in a local youth's life!




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