The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
Troutdale Elementary School Music Program
Troutdale Elementary School in Troutdale, OR needs support for their music program.
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Troutdale Elementary School's music program needs your help! The program is in need of tubanos, glockenspiels, cowbells, shekeres, talking drums, guiros, keyboards, and headphones to reduce sharing, allow additional students to participate, and update the program's inventory to include instruments the students don't currently have access to in their program.
My music program includes 377 students from kindergarten to fifth grade and two Social Communication Classrooms. Students have multiple opportunities to play drums, ukuleles, recorders, xylophones, and more. Third, fourth and fifth grade students participate in many different ensembles which include songs from Africa, Latin America, and our own country. Students have to share instruments and patiently wait for the instrument of their choice to become available. Donations would ensure that all students would have access to their preferred instrument while increasing the number of students who could participate!! We would also be able to add a keyboard unit to their instruction which they have been begging for, for many years! -Ms. Walker, Music Teacher
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.]
