Post by gatormom on Mar 29, 2009 7:56:48 GMT -5
Kaneland seeking used instruments
www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1500414,2_1_AU29_INSTRUMENT_S1.article
March 29, 2009
LINDA GIRARDI
The Beacon News
The Kaneland School District is launching a musical instrument donation drive to provide students with an instrument they otherwise would not be able to afford or rent.
"I was trying to think of ways to address the slow economy," Suzanne Satterfield, a music and band teacher at Kaneland John Stewart Elementary in Elburn, told School Board members.
Satterfield said she often hears from parents and grandparents who have held on to their musical instruments and think they could be donated for good use in the schools.
She said the expense of an instrument and repair can be a roadblock to a student having the enriching experience of playing an instrument.
The idea is to develop a "bank" of used instruments that are donated and collected from throughout the Kaneland community. Students meeting eligibility requirements can rent them at an affordable rate.
The district will host a donation drive from April 19 through May 1.
Drop-offs can be made at all Kaneland elementary schools from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A qualified instrument technician will appraise the instruments, and donation letters will be provided.
Only brass and woodwind instruments will be accepted.
www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1500414,2_1_AU29_INSTRUMENT_S1.article
March 29, 2009
LINDA GIRARDI
The Beacon News
The Kaneland School District is launching a musical instrument donation drive to provide students with an instrument they otherwise would not be able to afford or rent.
"I was trying to think of ways to address the slow economy," Suzanne Satterfield, a music and band teacher at Kaneland John Stewart Elementary in Elburn, told School Board members.
Satterfield said she often hears from parents and grandparents who have held on to their musical instruments and think they could be donated for good use in the schools.
She said the expense of an instrument and repair can be a roadblock to a student having the enriching experience of playing an instrument.
The idea is to develop a "bank" of used instruments that are donated and collected from throughout the Kaneland community. Students meeting eligibility requirements can rent them at an affordable rate.
The district will host a donation drive from April 19 through May 1.
Drop-offs can be made at all Kaneland elementary schools from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A qualified instrument technician will appraise the instruments, and donation letters will be provided.
Only brass and woodwind instruments will be accepted.