Guiding Principles for Orchestra Boosters

• Support the Orchestra Director (the teacher does, boosters enable).
• Support all students of Orchestra from entry level to expertise with respect to specific needs and interests.
• Promote the interest and exploration of orchestra music at all levels (talent, interest, and grade level).
• Provide opportunities to perform and support growth of performance skills.
• Support economic accessibility – any student interested in participating can.

Activities include:

• Fundraising for scholarships and coaching programs that assist students in improving their musical skills.
• Fundraising to help finance activities, special events and performance opportunities.
• Organizing parents, guardians and friends to support activities in numerous ways.
• Providing a forum through which families express their ideas about the musical education of their students.

There are no fees for membership in the Orchestra Chapter of the Kenmore Instrumental Music Boosters. Members include the parents or legal guardians of orchestra students, the Orchestra Director, School Principals, and any other person related to an orchestra student who registers as a member with the chapter Secretary.

We are also known as “Kenmore Orchestra Boosters,” “Kenmore Instrumental Music Boosters – Orchestra Chapter,” or “Orchestra Boosters via Kenmore Instrumental Music Boosters” in some corporate matching systems.

The Kenmore Instrumental Music Boosters organization is a non-profit organization registered under the Charitable Solicitations Act with the Washington Secretary of State. We were granted tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2010895.