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The Region 14 Music Foundation will be changing its name to encompass our expanded mission.
We will now be known as The Woodbury-Bethlehem Community Music Foundation, Inc.  (Click here)
We will still continue to support music for children in Region 14, but we aim to extend our reach to the communities at large as well.
Back in February we embarked on our latest effort to start a string program in the schools. Since that time, a BOE task force has been preparing the many details involved in such a large undertaking. In early June the 2nd grade students at BES will see a string quartet program. The program is presented through the generosity of the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra and the Music Foundation. A week later 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders interested in playing a string instrument, can attend a demonstration and sign up to play in the fall. Although the program will begin as an outside of school offering, lessons will be provided for free by the Foundation. We hope the program will get moved into the school curriculum within 5 years.
In funding news, the Foundation has received a generous $100,000 pledge, securing funding for the string program into the future.
"It's Stringtime" was a great success. We raised over $2000 and gained many new supporters. The performances were nothing short of mesmerizing. The Foundation is very grateful to Alyce Cognetta-Bertz and her gifted students!
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Mini-Grant Applications are available on the DOWNLOAD page. Mini-Grants of up to $200 are available for students to pursue individual musical experiences like summer music camps, etc. Mini Grants are accepted by November 1, February 1 and May 1. For more information, contact your school music teacher.
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