Donations Roll In For Eastern High's Marching Band

credit: Flickr

Washington, DC's Eastern High School's Blue and White Marching Machine is known as the "Pride of Capitol Hill," and this year's homecoming parade was no exception.

The band's "Blue and White Marching Machine created a stir as they practiced on the streets of the Hill," as the Washington Post puts it.

But when the band needed new instruments and uniforms, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation got challenge money from National Capital Bank: The bank would donate $10,000 to the band if the foundation could raise $10,000, and it did, with the help of the community.

Over the weekend, more than 540 contributions to the foundation totaling more than $40,000 were donated, the Washington Post reports.

"The band's impact, more than 90% of its graduating members go on to college, and all who have applied to be in a college band have earned a scholarship�even if they didn't major in music," says Wayne Warren, a member of the foundation's board of directors.

The band's 10-year-old formal uniforms are too old to keep up with demand, and many instruments are up to 20 years old, Warren says. Read the Entire Article

A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.

How's Your Community Doing?
Check Out it's
Community Vital Signs

Climate Smart Engineering Conference Kicks Off Tomorrow

If you're an engineer in Australia, you're in for a rude awakening this week. The country's third annual Engineers Australia Climate Smart Engineering Conference will take place Wednesday in...more

Miai: Developing Innovative Ai Systems for Humans and the Environment

When it comes to artificial intelligence, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a no-brainer. But when it comes to the environment, it's a little more...more

Theatre Tuscaloosa Nets $14K State Grant To Fund Upcoming Season

Alabama's Theatre Tuscaloosa will be putting on a full season of shows from 2023 to 2024 thanks to a $14,200 grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, AL.com reports. The money will fund...more

Musicians Give Back to Philly Charities with €Œfriendsgivingâ€� Show

"When artists play for fans that have shared values of empathy and love, it has the power to raise awareness and shape the culture." That's Shawn Gonzalez's take on what he calls "an innovative...more

The Interlochen Collection: Little Music

For more than 40 years, students from the Interlochen Arts Camp and Academy have been performing music of Mozart, Gounod, Turina, Bach, and more as part of an annual series on Michigan Public...more

Ucla Graduate Student Creates Open Venue for Experimental Music Artists

There's a small music venue in Commerce, Calif., that bills itself as "a place where the sole purpose was to listen to this kind of music." That music? It's experimental music, which UCLA...more

Nxt Best: Shepherdstown Edifices, Holiday Events and a Trip Down the Yellow Brick Road!

Police in Shepherdstown, W.Va., say they've found the remains of a man believed to be in his 50s who was reported missing more than a month ago. Police say the remains were found in the garage of...more

Upskilling by Responding to Young People'S Needs

"There continues to be this strong narrative in the artseven from when I was younger, there's still this impulse from leaders [or teachers] to say, 'You won't make it' or 'It's not a viable career.'...more

Patrick Stewart Says His Time on 'Star Trek' Felt like a Ministry

Patrick Stewart, perhaps best known as Captain Picard in the Star Trek franchise, has died at the age of 69. He was found dead in his home by his wife and their dog on Sunday, reports the...more

Myriad Musical Moments at Cal Poly Humboldt

It's that time of year again: time for California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt, to present its annual holiday concert. This year, the school's Percussion Ensemble will play four works,...more