Joplin Music Relief Project

I wanted to thank the many contributors to the Joplin Music Relief Project and list them below!

Abilene Christian Schools – Abilene, TX
Action Trophies & Awards, Bart Bailey – Carrollton, TX
Alexander, Aaron
Allen, Carol – West Melbourne, FL – Donation to Band
Baker, Sheryl – Bentonville, AR
Beaver Dam High School, Richard Zeman – Beaver Dam, WI
Bonathan, Kathy
Brown, Carolyn – Conway, AR
Central Kitsap Junior High Band, Jennifer Jenkins – Silverdale, WA
Carroll Musical Instrument Rentals – New York, NY
Claudia Taylor Johnson High School – San Antonio, TX
Clements, Katherine
Coleman, Brian
Coons, Kevin
Cox, John
Coxsackie-Athens High School Band – Coxsackie, NY
Coxsackie-Athens High School Choir – Coxsackie, NY
Cypress Ranch Choir Parents – Cypress, TX
Double Diamond Elementary School – Reno, NV
El Paso Coronado High School Orchestra – El Paso, TX
Elgin Music Boosters
Elyria Catholic High School Band Boosters – Elyria, OH
Fleming, Jordan
Floyd, Dick & UIL TX State Solo & Ensemble Donations – Austin, TX
Francis, Shirley – Carrollton, TX
Friends of Cooperstown Music & Art – Cooperstown, NY
Gallup High School Band Boosters – Gallup, NM
Gavitt, Marsha
Garcia, Christina – Midland, TX
Geneva Middle School North, Eric Hibbeler – Geneva, IL – Donation to Choir
Goode, Mimmye
Grossmann, Kara
Hebron Band Boosters Club – Carrollton, TX
Helmick, Forest
Hiawatha High School Vocal Dept. – Hiawatha, KS
Hill, Nancy & Afifi, Rima – El Paso, TX
Huey, Kathryn – Lawrence, KS – Donation to Choir
Huron Music Association, Richard Ingram – Ann Arbor, MI
Indian Prairie Community School – Crone Middle School Band – Naperville, IL
Industrial High School Band – Vanderbilt, TX
International School of Ho Chi Minh City – Urgent Appeals Global Issues Network Group, Haley Justice
James Madison High School Choir – Vienna, VA
Justice, Kim Elizabeth – Houston
Keeney, Jennifer – Donation to Band
Kirkpatrick, Crystalyn
Kirksville R-3 Schools, Rebecca Murphy – Kirksville, MO – Donation to Choir
La Cueva Band Boosters – Albuquerque, NM
Lake Travis Band Boosters – Lakeway, TX
Locke, Jon & Amy – Lubbock, TX
Loyal, Sandra
McDonald, Rebecca – Cypress, TX
McKinney Boyd High School Band – McKinney, TX
Menahga Public School, Brian M. Hobson, Choir Dir. – Menahga, MN
Munoz, Adrian – Spring, TX – Donation to Band
Odessa High School Choir Boosters Club – Odessa, TX
Oliver Peters Post Production Service LLC
The Out of Door Academy, Nicole Porrello – Sarasota, FL
Panzarin, Daniele – Venezia, Italy
Parker, Josh – Lubbock, TX
Phillips, Dallas – Given in memory of Edwin D. Phillips, Sr. – Founder of Phillips Travel Service in 1953
RBC Music, Tom Rhodes – San Antonio, TX – Donation In Kind
Rentz, Tracy – Donation to Choir
Rife, Frances E – Broken Arrow, OK
Royall, Charlotte – Houston, TX
Schirado, Micah – Humble, TX – Donation to Choir
St. Josephs Collegiate Institute – Buffalo, NY
South Elgin High School, Tri-M Music Honors Society – South Elgin, IL
Spann, T.
Stevenson, Genie – St. Charles, IL
Stillman Valley High School Band – Stillman Valley, IL
Sypala-Conway, Barbara A – Honeybrook, PA
Texas Music Administrators Conference, Rick Ghinelli, Treasurer
Thomas, Ryan – Austin, TX
Tunison, Marlene
Valley High School Orchestra & Chorus, Arthur Sheinberg – Albuquerque, NM
Vaughn, Randy & Cindy – Klein, TX
Webb, Joyce Elaine – Shreveport, LA
Wester, Glynda – Elgin, TX
Williams, Carrie – Phoenix, AZ
Zimmerman, Diane – St. Mary’s, OH – Donation to Choir

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