Send the EPO to Carnegie Hall
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In 2009 the Edison Preparatory Orchestra program was on the verge of collapse. Nathan Greenwood, a young director, was hired to breathe new life into the program.
The program started with 80 students in the middle school, many ready to leave if there wasn't a tangible change, and 32 students in the high school. After five years of dedicated leadership and instruction, the Edison Preparatory has not only grown, but achieved at the highest levels. The program now has over 150 students enrolled in the middle school and 75 students enrolled in the high school.
The 2013-14 school year marked the first ever Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activity Association (OSSAA) State Sweepstakes Award presented to the orchestra for their accomplishments. This award is the highest honor that the state of Oklahoma can bestow upon a performing arts organization.
In addition to their accomplishments at the state level, the orchestra was invited to perform at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall. Members of the Edison Preparatory Orchestra heartily accepted this invitation, and have been working to raise the funds to go.
For each individual student the cost of this trip is $2000. This cost includes all travel costs, room and board, and all of the events scheduled on the trip.
Edison Preparatory High School is a high performing school in Tulsa Public Schools. The school, however, is also a high poverty school with over 50% of its students on free and reduced lunch. Few students are able to afford private lessons for their instruments, and have been able to achieve at the highest level on their own individual merit coupled with daily instruction in class.
Please help make a lifetime memory for these wonderful students. Help send us to Carnegie Hall!
The total cost to send every student is $122,000. For your donations, large and small, you will be recognized in our concert programs for the year. All of the funds will be run through our Parent Booster Club, the Edison String Boosters, Inc.
We are now trying to raise a little more money to scholarship students and offset incidental costs. In the short time we have left our goal is to reach $12,000. We are almost there! Please share!
Thank you so much for your help in getting the word out to your friends! Remember: Every cent counts!
The program started with 80 students in the middle school, many ready to leave if there wasn't a tangible change, and 32 students in the high school. After five years of dedicated leadership and instruction, the Edison Preparatory has not only grown, but achieved at the highest levels. The program now has over 150 students enrolled in the middle school and 75 students enrolled in the high school.
The 2013-14 school year marked the first ever Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activity Association (OSSAA) State Sweepstakes Award presented to the orchestra for their accomplishments. This award is the highest honor that the state of Oklahoma can bestow upon a performing arts organization.
In addition to their accomplishments at the state level, the orchestra was invited to perform at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall. Members of the Edison Preparatory Orchestra heartily accepted this invitation, and have been working to raise the funds to go.
For each individual student the cost of this trip is $2000. This cost includes all travel costs, room and board, and all of the events scheduled on the trip.
Edison Preparatory High School is a high performing school in Tulsa Public Schools. The school, however, is also a high poverty school with over 50% of its students on free and reduced lunch. Few students are able to afford private lessons for their instruments, and have been able to achieve at the highest level on their own individual merit coupled with daily instruction in class.
Please help make a lifetime memory for these wonderful students. Help send us to Carnegie Hall!
The total cost to send every student is $122,000. For your donations, large and small, you will be recognized in our concert programs for the year. All of the funds will be run through our Parent Booster Club, the Edison String Boosters, Inc.
We are now trying to raise a little more money to scholarship students and offset incidental costs. In the short time we have left our goal is to reach $12,000. We are almost there! Please share!
Thank you so much for your help in getting the word out to your friends! Remember: Every cent counts!
Organizer
Nathan Greenwood
Organizer
Tulsa, OK