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Melrose Elementary School’s general music, band and orchestra programs need your support!
"Throughout the district, we loan our instruments to our students, but each building is limited as the collective instruments are shared between 9 different building across within. This puts many of our students on a waiting list within our building and does not provide every student an equal opportunity to participate. Donating for this cause will allow more students to be removed from the waiting list and grow our program as the performing arts allow them to work on multitasking skills, time management, and responsibility." - Mr. Stephen Kwong, Music Teacher
A donation of percussion equipment, clarinets, alto saxophones, trumpets, trombones, violins, violas and acoustic guitars would establish a reliable inventory of instruments at Melrose Elementary and allow all interested students to be able to participate in the music program for years to come.
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.]