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ALA Ironwood HS Music Fund

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Greetings everyone! I am Chad Brines, Director of Music at American Leadership Academy Ironwood High School. We are a 7-12 tuition-free public charter school serving the East Valley of the Phoenix Metro area. We instill an appreciation for our great nation through the study of American heritage and U.S. historical source documents in the tradition of the founding fathers. We assist each student in learning what it means to be a civic-minded citizen. By integrating the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People into all that we do, students learn Leadership skills such as self-mastery, goal attainment, and collaboration with others. At the heart of our Academy is a strong, classical education. We engage students in a rigorous curriculum that fosters preparedness and learning for life. Together, these pillars support our vision to learn, lead and change the world! Many of the families we serve cannot afford to rent, or even purchase, an instrument. I have had many students who have started, but have dropped because they could no longer afford the rental fees for an instrument. The money raised will go towards the purchase of instruments that can be used by all the ensembles (band, orchestra and choir). Students, who could not otherwise afford an instrument, will be able to  experience the self-esteem, teamwork, competition and joy of creating great music that only being in a music ensemble can give. Most are instruments which are very expensive to rent (i.e. saxophones, cellos, double bass, xylophone, etc.). We would like to be able to purchase the instruments in May/June 2016 so that they are available for the 2016-2017 school year.  I would be grateful beyond measure if WE (You and I) will be able to give the gift of music to those students, because, you never know, we may discover the next Wynton Marsalis, or Joshua Bell just by providing someone an instrument. Thank you for consideration and for your contribution!

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Chad Brines
Organizer
San Tan Valley, AZ
Ironwood HS Music
Beneficiary

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