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The XA Project
Below are things The XA Project has given from 2014-2025:
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Performing Arts Tickets: 1,133
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Hospital/Pediatric Residence concerts: 14
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Aquarium Tickets: 20
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Movie Tickets: 16
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Grants: 4 (Total: $18,000)
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Scholarships to arts students: 4 (Total: $4,000)
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10 Roku devices (Children's Inn)
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1 10.2-inch iPad Wi-Fi 32GB (Children's Hospital)
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1 Samsung - 65” 4K Smart Tizen TV (Children's Hospital)
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Children's Inn - Disney+ Subscriptions (5 years) = 15
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CNMC - Disney+ Subscriptions (5 years) = 7
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Inspired by Xavier’s extraordinary life and spirit, the Xavier Alexander Atienza Project, Inc. (dba, The XA Project) provided opportunities for children (and their families) facing life-threatening illnesses to experience extraordinary performing arts events and entertainment activities.
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The XA Project also provided opportunities for talented children who may not have the financial resources available to them to train in the performing and martial arts, with the encouragement for them to give back to their community.
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Specifically, funds donated to The XA Project went go to the following:
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Tickets (and other costs) for pediatric patients and their families to attend various events and activities that bring joy.
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Grants to community arts organization and/or medical institutions who provide opportunities for professional artists to perform at healthcare facilities that serve pediatric patients.
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Subscriptions to virtual programs that bring joy (e.g., Disney+) and digital technology to watch the programs.
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Contributions to arts organizations for scholarships to train promising young artists who exemplified Xavier’s spirit.
Comments from patient families & healthcare providers:
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"Thank you for you for bringing so much joy to the patients and the families at the hospital. Yesterday, I was asking a patient I work with in dialysis what she like most and she said when we watch Disney plus movies!" (Children's National, September 2021)
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"Our son ['S'] has been undergoing treatment for Leukemia for 3 years, and he and his brother ['M'] crave things to look forward to. They love Christmas." After seeing the performance: "We had such an incredible time! Thank you so much!" (Step Africa! Magical Musical Holiday Step Show, December 2019, Atlas Theatre)
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“I was so weary and overwhelmed, and your trip to see In the Heights was exactly what I needed to escape our burdens and remind myself to find joy in the moment with my child. Thank you for tonight!” (Broadway Center Stage: In the Heights, March 2018, Kennedy Center)
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“It was perfect for [our child] who loved all of those movies…We never expected to go to the orchestra here at NIH. Thank you!” (Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Pixar in Concert, January 2016, Strathmore)
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“Thank you for a magical evening – the performers were amazing and it’s clear their hard work is paying off. [My daughter] and I felt like we walked on air back to the room.” (Olney Ballet: Mini-Nutcracker performance, December 2016, Children’s Inn at NIH)