Play It Again, MCPAS!
We are looking for 100 or more clarinets, trumpets, flutes, saxophones, and other musical instruments in relatively good condition," says MCPAS Executive Director Christine LeMaire. Please check under your beds, closets, and attics for unused musical instruments. We want to revive these dormant instruments and make it possible for deserving Montgomery County Area Students to have the opportunity to be in Band. “With the revival of these dormant instruments students who otherwise couldn’t afford to rent or buy a musical instrument, could participate in Band."
Anyone interested in donating a musical instrument should call the MCPAS office at 936-760-2787. Donations are tax-deductible and donors will receive written documentation of their gift.
The Play It Again, MCPAS! Program was created to solicit used musical instruments from local citizens, which would then be reconditioned for use by students who would otherwise be denied the opportunity to participate in musical education due to a lack of financial resources.
In consultation with Pat Paris, Fine Arts Coordinator for Conroe Independent School District, MCPAS will identify all Montgomery County Middle Schools who would benefit and take part in the first phase of Play It Again, MCPAS!
Band programs teach self-discipline, self-respect, and respect for others, creative problem solving and allow for physical, mental and emotional growth of students. What better use of instruments that are not being used than to put them in the hands of someone who wants to join a school band?
To learn more and to enlist your support for Play It Again, MCPAS! by donating a musical instrument, making a monetary contribution or to offer support in some other way call the MCPAS office at 936-760-2787 or send email to mcpas@consolidated.net.
