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The Peter Pan Foundation is a non-profit foundation founded by Leslie Noel that puts on musicals to benefit the Children's Hospital in Oakland. They have raised and donated more than $40,000 to the hospital. "The Peter Pan Foundation is to inspire children of all ages to find and reach their personal potential by instilling confidence, character and creativity while teaching philanthropy through fundraising, financial, emotional outreach and the arts!"

Leslie Noel
29-year old Noel is a classically trained soprano who has received honors such as Diablo Magazine's Threads of Hope Award, the Comcast Bay Area News Group Hometown Hero Award, and the AT&T Community Spotlight Award. She was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome when she was 17 years old, shortly after being offered a European gig by Luciano Pavarotti's voice teacher. Noel was then hospitalized for months. She graduated from Acalanes High School in 1999, and in the following years performed in local theater, taught private voice lessons, and worked at Max's Opera Cafe. In 2002 she started staging recitals benefiting the Children's Hospital in Oakland in order to benefit the community. Noel is now a writer, producer, director, stage manager, composer, and musical accompanist for her productions. Leslie Noel founded the Peter Pan Foundation in 2007 in memory of Steffen Ryge, a close friend and student of Noel, who was killed in a car accident ten days before opening night of Noel's next production. She sang at his funeral, which was the same day that she sang with Franc D'Ambrosia in a national Broadway tour.

Annual Musicals
===Wish Upon A Star: Spring Musical=== Wish Upon A Star is the Peter Pan Foundation's annual spring musical. Written by Leslie Noel, the story is about Peter Pan, Wendy, John, and Michael and their adventures through fairytale land, where they meet many Disney prince and princesses. This musical features Disney music, and was written for Steffen Ryge. Wish Upon A Star premiered in 2006, starring Steffen Ryge as Peter Pan. ==='Twas the Opening Night Before Christmas: Winter Musical=== 'Twas the Opening Night Before Christmas is the foundation's annual winter musical. It was written and arranged by Leslie Noel and Riley Sbrana and features many original songs in addition to well-known Christams carols. ===Summer Shows=== The Peter Pan Foundation's Summer Shows are the only shows performed by the foundation that are not written by Leslie Noel. The BAMM Squad votes and chooses on this musical. Past performances have included High School Musical, Grease, Seussical, and Back to the 80's.

BAMM Squad
The BAMM Squad, short for Bay Area Magic Makers, is a select group from within the Peter Pan Foundation that plan special events. These events range from community service events to events for the members of the foundation and their families to further their friendships with each other and have fun. The BAMM Squad also discusses with each other ways to improve the Peter Pan Foundation. Every year, they make a trip to the Children's Hospital in Oakland to perform a selection of music from Wish Upon A Star, the foundation's annual spring musical.