StarJam
What is StarJam planning next?
Who can join StarJam?
What is StarJam all about?

Jammers
How do you choose which Jammers participate in the shows?
What do young people say about StarJam?

Celebrities
How do celebrities get involved?
What do celebrities say about StarJam?

Sponsorship
What can StarJam offer to potential sponsors?
How is StarJam funded?

Answers

StarJam

What is StarJam planning next?
There are so many exciting things happening at StarJam. Watch this space for announcements of up and coming events and stage productions.
Meantime check out what's happening in CoolJam. If you would like to know more see CoolJam

Who can join StarJam?
StarJam is open to all young people with disabilities. There is no cost, and no special requirements to belong, only the desire and ability to have fun and to like being around others. Some Jammers have a particular interest in singing or dancing or playing a musical instrument. There are many types of roles in StarJam events, ranging from interviewers to guest-greeters. StarJam caters to the interest area of any young person.

What is StarJam all about?
StarJam creates opportunities for young people with disabilities, through a series of spectacular events. The young people go centre-stage, "jamming" and performing with celebrities of their choice. These events cause a transformation to occur, both in the young people who begin to relate to their abilities instead of their disabilities, and for the audiences who achieve a new respect, admiration and sense of humility as they experience the giving of the young people.

StarJam is ultimately about changing society's attitudes towards people with disability, and going about this with a philosophy of inspiration, fun and highly professional entertainment.

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Jammers

How do you choose which Jammers participate in the shows?
We are always looking to include new Jammers while at the same time finding roles for the ones who have been involved since the beginning and who live and die for StarJam. Our doors are open to all and everyone who approaches us and wants to be a part of StarJam. We then ask the kids if they would like to perform in certain roles keeping in mind their natural talents, for example, we would invite someone keen on dancing to join in the dance classes to prepare to go on stage in the next performance. In choosing interviewers, we try to get a good balance of gender, ethnicity and representation of different disabilities.

What do young people say about StarJam?
Ese Aumelesulu, aged 15, has participated in all StarJam events so far. In his words: "I think “StarJam” is the best thing that could ever happen in a disabled child's life. It has surely been the best thing that ever happened to me. And it's events like these that make us disabled people know that we can be as normal as we want to be and that we can achieve anything that we want to”.

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Celebrities

How do celebrities get involved?
Celebrities are usually approached by StarJam at the request of the young person who would like to interview or perform with them. Increasingly, celebrities from all fields - sport, the arts, entertainment - are approaching StarJam because they have heard about the success of StarJam, and they too want to get "jammed!"

What do celebrities say about StarJam?
"Thanks for letting me be involved in StarJam, a great and inspirational day. I was especially grateful for the way in which you successfully integrated all forms of disability." Mark Inglis, paraolympian and adventurer.

"Watching young people be the best they can be is the ultimate inspiration. StarJam creates exactly that special environment where no only do they become the best they can be, but they inspire so many others." Martin Crowe, legendary cricket star.

"Once again, StarJam gives these wonderful young people a fantastic opportunity to showcase their many and varied talents and to have their own star shine even brighter than usual." Suzy Cato, Children's TV presenter.

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 Sponsorship

What can StarJam offer to potential sponsors?
There are currently several sponsorship opportunities. StarJam sponsors are acknowledged publicly in all communication and publicity efforts, and in events that sponsors are associated with.

How is StarJam funded?
Funding of StarJam's events is provided by sponsorship, funding bodies in the form of grants and donations, ticket sales and unsolicited donations.

Currently funding is being provided for development of StarJam's capabilities to meet the increasing demand by children with disabilities and their families, and for training, coaching and mentoring of young people with disabilities.