The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
Dunbar Magnet Middle School Band Program
Dunbar Magnet Middle School in Little Rock, AR needs support for their band program.
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Dunbar Magnet Middle School's band program needs your help! Students are currently sharing instruments, and many of the school's instruments are so old and damaged that the district repair shop has deemed them beyond repair. The program is in need of trumpets, alto saxophones, clarinets, trombones, flutes, as well as additional mouthpieces to reduce sharing, eliminate borrowing, and replace the instruments that cannot be repaired.
The Historic Dunbar Magnet Middle School sits in the heart of Little Rock. Originally the "black" high school for the neighborhood, the building's architect modeled it after The Little Rock Central High School. A vast majority of the students we serve are minority students from low socio economic households and are unable to rent or buy instruments. While this is a barrier, students remain eagerly committed to learn and play instruments. - Enya Woghiren, Band Director
With generous and transformative support from Eddie Van Halen over the years and now continuing through his son Wolfgang, The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation is pleased to announce that the Van Halen Family has committed to kickstarting the Adopt A School campaign with a generous $1,000 donation towards each of the first 100 participating schools.
Schools participating in the Adopt A School campaign are qualified through MHOF’s vetting and eligibility process, giving donors confidence that their investment is protected and sustainable, impacting students for a minimum of 10 years (the lifespan of an instrument in a school setting.) Donations made to this school’s fundraising campaign go directly to The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation (MHOF). MHOF then purchases the specific instruments the school is in need of at a substantially discounted price and the instruments deliver directly to the school.
Donate today and help these students foster their love of music, every dollar counts!
To spread the word on social media or link to this page in your own fundraising efforts, use the links below! And to learn more about The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation's Adopt A School campaign, visit mhopus.org/adopt-a-school or contact MHOF at info@mhopus.org or 818-762-4328.
[5% of donations are retained for JustGiving’s required service fee, MHOF retains an additional 10% to cover administrative costs associated with school vetting and granting of instruments.]
