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On August 31, 2011, the Music for Underserved Interested Children (M.U.S.I.C.) Endowment began with a Kickoff party of Charter Members at the Governor’s Mansion. An anonymous donor had matched up to $5,000 in order to reach a total goal of $10,000, the amount necessary to fully fund an endowment through the Lincoln Community Foundation at the time. The interest from the M.U.S.I.C. Endowment is paid out annually in November and helps fund the Lincoln Music Teachers Association Music Outreach Program (LMTA-MOP).
The award-winning LMTA Music Outreach Program beneficiary provides low-cost music lessons with an LMTA Teacher, instruments, printed music, and community performance opportunities for up to 50 resource-limited students in the area to study the instrument of their choice. When students are ready, they participate in community service recitals and may enter free of charge in all LMTA events, District and State Festivals, and competitions. Students doing exceptionally well, or “Rising Stars” as they are called, may audition in the spring for the opportunity to study a second instrument or to spend more time with their present teacher the following year.
Using private donations, grants, fundraising activities, and modest fees paid by the student families, MOP pays its teachers and provides free instruments with upkeep along with other operating costs. The cost to student families is determined by the Federal Reduced/Free Lunch status: Free Lunch Rate is $10 per month and $5 for each sibling; Reduced Lunch Rate is $25 month & $15 month per sibling.
Any adult who is familiar with a child’s talent and interest may nominate a student. Download a Nomination Form from www.LMTA.info [Music Outreach], or contact MOP@LMTA.info.
LMTA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation. Monetary, instrument and music donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, to make a donation, or nominate a student, go to www.LMTA.info [Music Outreach Program] and follow the directions given there.
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