PATHS High School in East New York Receives $10k Donation from Hip Hop Artist KOTA the Friend To Support Their Dance Program’s Training Opportunity in Basel, Switzerland – East New York News

Independent hip hop artist, Kota the Friend, donated $10,000 to PATHS High School at the Thomas Jefferson Campus. The donation is earmarked to support the school’s dance program’s trip to Basel, Switzerland next month. The dance program will visit Basel, Switzerland for 10 days, where they will train and perform at the Braswell Arts Center. This opportunity for students to train and perform internationally could be a life-changing experience, offering them unique educational and cultural perspectives. Kota the Friend stated on his Facebook page, “I became a writer, hip hop artist, musician and producer because of the arts programs that existed in the New York City Public Schools system, so I know firsthand the importance of the arts in school.  I’m committing $10k to support the dance program at Performing Arts & Technology HS, in East New York, Brooklyn. They are raising funds to take their student dancers to Basel, Switzerland to train and perform at the Braswell Arts Center for 10 days. Asking my friends to support this initiative for the performing arts. Please donate what you can using this GoFundMe link https://gofund.me/9c4fddfd.” The Braswell Arts Center is headed by its founder, and Brooklyn native, Armando Braswell, who grew...