"23" Singer to Perform at Fundraiser Taking Place at The Van
Buren
PHOENIX, Sept. 29,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Great Hearts Academies is
proud to announce the return of its Great Hearts Gala, presented by
Great Clips. The event takes place Friday,
November 1, from 7 to 11 p.m.
at The Van Buren in the heart of downtown Phoenix. American Idol Season 19 winner,
Chayce Beckham, will be the
headlining performer at the gala.
This signature event is the largest
fundraiser for the Teacher Excellence Fund, giving Great Hearts
Academies the opportunity to reward the Arizona teachers who worked harder than ever
this year.
Three years after becoming the only artist to win American Idol
singing his own songs, 19 Recordings/BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville
country artist Chayce Beckham is
living proof of his belief that you can't tell someone how to write
a song. Scoring his first nomination at this year's CMT Music
Awards for his PLATINUM #1 hit single "23," the fiery
singer-songwriter laid out a course only he could follow, and today
remains even more dedicated to his unique creative compass. A
California native schooled on
tough times and a mix of country, rock, hip hop, and beyond,
Beckham started a habit of heart-on-his-sleeve songwriting after
some hard times when he felt he had nothing left, and when combined
with his warm vocal rasp on "23," that drive helped him charm the
nation on Idol's 19th season in 2021.
With more than 406 million streams and counting, the bluesy and
brutally honest anthem debuted at #1 on both iTunes' Country and
All Genre singles charts, and now leads Beckham's first album, Bad
for Me, available now, as the emerging star finds his stride.
Co-writing nine of 13 songs (three solo), the project shows Beckham
opening his soul like most would never dare and embracing a
timeless country-rock sound defined by fiddles, steel guitar, and
plenty of against-the-grain attitude. With dusky shades of heroes
like Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson, the set aims to reinforce
next-big-thing and 'artist to watch' predictions from CMT, Amazon
Music, MusicRow, and more. Headlining his own 'Bad For Me' tour,
while joining Luke Bryan this summer
and Parker McCollum this fall,
Beckham delivers his next Wheelhouse Records single with the
effervescent, feel-good track 'Everything I Need,' climbing the
country radio charts now.
The theme for this year's event is Classical Roots and Western
Boots and proceeds will support the Teacher Excellence Fund, which
provides bonus compensation every December to reward and retain the
best Great Hearts teachers across Arizona.
This signature event is the largest fundraiser for the Teacher
Excellence Fund, giving Great Hearts Academies the opportunity to
reward the Arizona teachers who
worked harder than ever this year. Last year's gala raised over
$1.3 million which provided 885
Arizona teachers with bonus compensation this past December. This
fall, the signature event aims to do the same with the sole purpose
of putting even more money in the pockets of the teachers.
This year's 2024 Co-Chairs are Tom and
Valerie Spengler who have two kids at Great Hearts Cicero
and Anthony & Desarae Puchta
with four kids at Great Hearts Glendale. Together, they are an
incredible force for good. Through their leadership and personal
sponsorship, the Spenglers and Puchtas will lead the charge to
raise $1 million to continue to keep
the very best teachers in the classroom.
The Gala is made possible thanks to the following generous
sponsors: Great Clips, Casas Bonitas, Copa Health, Headfarmer,
Coffin & Trout Fine Jewellers, Baird, Lerner & Rowe Gives
Back, The Gilb/Moore Family, Pace Group Media, The Quayle Family,
Marsh McLennan, Fester & Chapman, Arizona Bank & Trust,
Renovation Orthopaedics, Cigna, HUB International, The Puchta
Family, The Spengler Family, Biltmore Pro Print, Delta Dental,
Margaret T. Morris Foundation, Buck Financial, ER2, GCON, Chermack
Consulting Group, SPS+ Architects, Carhuff & Cueva Architects,
Chasse, Coldwater Ventures, Centerline Homes, Define Pilates,
Langston Security & Integration, Cresent Crown, Sharp Business Systems, and
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits. Sponsorship packages begin at
$5,000 and are available to both
families and corporations. To donate, sponsor, or volunteer at the
Gala visit www.greatheartsgala.org. Contact Keara Marsh, Development Officer of Events, at
(623) 239-3966 or keara.marsh@greathearts.org for more
information.
About Great Hearts
Great Hearts, a non-profit organization, is the leading provider
of classical education in the country with in-person public
charter, online charter, and private academy offerings across
multiple states dedicated to improving education nationwide through
classical preparatory PK-12 academies. As the largest provider of
liberal arts classical education campuses in the country, Great
Hearts Academies serves more than 30,000 students at 48 academies
in greater Phoenix, Ariz.,
Texas, Louisiana, and coming soon to Florida. Great Hearts also offers online
academies in Arizona and
Texas. Great Hearts provides a
robust liberal arts curriculum incorporating advanced math and
science and a focus on the arts and foreign language. Above all,
Great Hearts cultivates hearts and minds for the lifelong pursuit
of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. Learn more at
greatheartsamerica.org.
Media Contact
Kathryn Lipke, Great Hearts
Academies, 1 3178746928, kathryn@evolveprandmarketing.com,
https://www.greatheartsamerica.org/
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