Jay Johnson is a storytelling community legend. She has a pure passion for storytelling and keeping the vision and the purpose alive.  I admire her for being relentless to passing the torch to the next generation!  Thank you for creating a platform for everybody's story to be shared!!!! 

**Stories connect generations, preserve culture, and strengthen communities.**
Your gift supports Everybody’s Got a Story and our year-round storytelling programs in schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces across Hampton. The Hampton Storytelling Festival is the annual celebration and culmination of this work, bringing our community together to share and honor the power of story.

**Recognition Levels**

**Welcome Supporter: $50–$499**
Name listed on our website and a thank-you post on social media.

**No Rusty Ears Program Sponsor: $500–$999**
All of the above plus recognition on No Rusty Ears program materials and group acknowledgment at an event.

**Festival Sponsor: $1,000–$2,499**
All of the above plus recognition on festival materials and invitations to our private sponsor reception.

**Community Story Partner: $2,500–$4,999**
All of the above plus a program advertisement and a storytelling program for your organization.

**Hampton Story Champion: $5,000+**
All of the above plus a storytelling performance gifted to a Hampton school of your choice and recognition on festival signage.

**Please Note: Donations are processed through Every.org. During checkout you may see an optional contribution to support the platform. If you prefer not to include it, you must manually change the amount to $0 before completing your donation.**

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Everybody's Got a Story, a non-profit arts organization with a mission to create spaces where communities can share stories.

Everybody's Got a Story (EGAS) began in 2023 as a dream from storyteller, activist and Hampton (VA) resident Janice "Jay" Johnson.   EGAS is a non-profit arts organization with a mission to create spaces where communities can share stories and in doing so build bridges and tear down walls.  www.hamptonstorytelling.art  

EGAS hosts an annual Storytelling Festival the 3rd weekend of July, as well as two monthly programs: (a) No Rusty Ears Monthly Storytelling Program [2nd Sunday], and, (b) Hampton Story Swap [3rd Saturday].  These programs are mostly FREE and open to the public, and many provide deaf interpretation - making us more accessible to all communities.  We also provide Storytelling Academies for all ages - teaching storytelling techniques, connecting neighborhoods and communities, and providing safe spaces for dialogue and change.

EGAS partners with many Hampton Roads organizations in helping make the events successful and to stretch our community connections.  We have been fortunate to have partnerships with venues who allow us free, or greatly discounted, use of their space. Those who are donors help with the payment of artists and their travel expenses, accessibility [primarily through deaf interpretation], marketing, recordings and for some programs, food and decoration expenses.    

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