On May 18, representatives from the DeKalb Drama and Arts Club, Pat Faivre, president, and Lynn Neeley, treasurer, visited DeKalb High School to presented a donation for the DeKalb Music Boosters. Tamara Farrell, president, and Julie Jesmer, treasurer, of the DeKalb Music Boosters, along with Sheila Felder, director of the DeKalb School District 428 Orchestra Program, accepted the donation.
“Each spring, our Philanthropy Committee chooses organizations to receive monetary gifts,” said Faivre. “This year, our members have approved $425 for the DeKalb Music Boosters.”
“We appreciate this gift from the members of the DeKalb Drama and Arts Club,” said Farrell. “Their unexpected generosity will help to provide direct support to our school district’s amazing music teachers and student musicians.”
The DeKalb Music Boosters is proud to be the primary advocate of the music programs of the elementary, middle and high school levels of DeKalb School District 428. Each year, DeKalb Music Boosters gives grants to music teachers and scholarships to student musicians to advance learning and provide additional opportunities.
“We hear such good things about the accomplishments of the DeKalb Music Program,” continued Faivre. “We know these funds will be well used!”
The DeKalb Drama and Arts Club is a local charitable organization, founded in 1914 as part of the DeKalb Women’s Club. From its beginnings, the group has had a long history of giving to youth in the community.
For more information about the DeKalb Music Boosters, visit dekalbmusicboosters.com and its social media channels.
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