$2,200 Donation to Our Charity!
4 01 2012The bills have all been paid (mainly to the duplicator, but also mechanical licensing, shipping/postage, and other miscellaneous expenses) and we are still able to donate $2,200 to the Allentown Rescue Mission from sales of our Music Production class’s holiday CD, “Parkland: A Season for Giving (2011).” The Allentown Rescue Mission helps homeless men in the Lehigh Valley turn their lives around. What’s more, this organization received almost no government funding, so private donations such as ours mean all that much more.
By far, this has been our best year ever in terms of number of CDs sold (about 300) and profit. In fact, we probably could have sold about 50 more CDs if we’d only had them on hand at our last sales event (the PHS Band and Chorus concert)….oh well, live and learn! Plus, the CD had some great new, and “greatest hits,” student-generated music on it to boot!
A hearty congratulations to the students in the Parkland High School Fall 2011 Music Production class. As the bitter winter cold ramps up in the Northeast, making the reality of being homeless in our area that much more dire, I’m proud to say these PHS students have made a positive difference in our community.
BTW, if you haven’t listened to the podcast about this year’s CD for charity project, check it out here (click this link).
Handing off $2,200 donation to Gary Millspaugh, Director of the Allentown Rescue Mission
