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The initiatives below are the most pressing funding priorities for the NTC Foundation. Please help us establish a Creative Community that will increase the quality of life for all San Diegans.

Recognize Your Loved One with a Dedicated Rosebush

Honor your loved one with a gift that recognizes unshakable love, commitment, trust and perseverance.

The NTC Foundation offers you a special opportunity to dedicate a beautiful rose bush in the Sybil Stockdale Rose Garden at NTC Promenade in the heart of the new cultural district at Liberty Station…a new destination that itself is blooming into a San Diego landmark.

A commemorative plaque with your personal message will be implanted adjacent to your designated rosebush.  This is a limited opportunity with only 110 tribute rose bushes available.  Your $500 donation to the NTC Foundation will be used to help preserve the historic buildings at the former Naval Training Center and their new mission as a cultural center. 

 

Support Liberty School

The NTC Foundation received a $500,000 grant from San Diego National Bank (Community Reinvestment Act funds) to support this project, but these funds must stretch a very long way – and for at least three years.  Sustaining the program will require aggressive fundraising from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies. The cost per student is $1,500 per year.  Our goal is for The Liberty School to be in session five days a week throughout the school year, and during school breaks and the summer to offer special camps.

The Luce Auditorium Renovation Campaign

Where once Bob Hope, Tommy Dorsey, Kay Kyser and Nat King Cole entertained naval recruits, our 1,800-seat theatre has sat dark for over 10 years, awaiting its next mission.

Already there is much demand from the dance groups at NTC Promenade, San Diego theatres, the Point Loma community and business interests to have a fully equipped and state-of-the-art theatre for performances and presentations. We have the makings of a great theatre, but also a lot of unanswered questions.

How could the theatre best serve the community? How would it be designed and engineered? How many seats? How would it be managed?

We have engaged former Old Globe managing director, Tom Hall, and his theatre architectural team to conduct a thorough Needs & Use Assessment for our 1,800-seat auditorium that will provide us the following:

  • Recommendations regarding the need for theatre, dance and music facilities in San Diego, and how this theatre could meet those needs.
  • A structural and operational model for the auditorium.
  • Recommendations for a business model for the complex, including the establishment of operating structures, policies and procedures.

We encourage you to join our effors to renovate the jewel at NTC Promenade, Luce Auditorium.

Point Loma Legacy Project

Need: $3 million; Secured: $1.28 million

The Point Loma Legacy Campaign is a community effort, led by long-time Point Loma residents Roberta and Malin Burnham, to commemorate Point Loma’s history and leadership through sponsorship of the restoration of the NTC Command Center. A special feature of the NTC Command Center will be a historic display honoring the Point Loma families and many Peninsula attributes that contributed to the growth of San Diego. Leadership support for this project has been generously given by the Burnham Family, the Hervey Family Fund, the Peter Peckham Family, and Conrad Prebys. Join us today as we honor our past and celebrate the future through the creation of this new legacy for generations of children and families to enjoy.

Tribute to Vice Admiral Jim & Sybil Stockdale

Need: $1 million; Secured: $200,000

This heroic American couple will be commemorated with the creation of an exhibit about their lives, two meeting rooms named in their honor and dedication of the Sybil Stockdale Rose Garden in Honor of Navy Families. Led by Rear Admiral Francis Holian, this initiative has secured over $200,000 of the $1 million goal from Northrop Grumman Corporation, North County Island Credit Union and San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox. Join us in this special tribute to a heroic American couple and the brave American men and women who continue to serve our country around the world.

Advance Dance

Need: $4 million; Secured: $170,000

The Advance Dance Campaign is guided by the vision and leadership of some of San Diego’s most prominent artistic directors in dance to create Dance Place at NTC Promenade. With 12 dance studios boasting natural light and open spaces, totaling over 16,000 square feet of dance space, Dance Place opened on January 20, 2007. Dance Place is home to Malashock Dance, Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theatre, San Diego Ballet and Actors Alliance of San Diego. The campaign has received support from the Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust, Danah Fayman, Mildred Weisz and other members of the community. We are honored to invite you to be a part of this bold, history-making, artistic effort. More importantly, all the children who will find joy, fulfillment, and inspiration at Dance Place need you.

Buy A Brick

Your personalized paver will be placed in one of the Legacy Plazas. It will become a permanent tribute, honoring the history of the Naval Training Center, San Diego, celebrating its future mission for generations to come.

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