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MusicCounts! is a non-profit organization comprised entirely of volunteers. It's a small group that has a big impact - raising then deciding how ~$20,000 is spent each year for performing arts! Whether you have a student in the Canton Public Schools or not, we'd love to have you to join us! |
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We plan and run Cantonstock, a fun one-day music festival in early November that features all music groups from all the Canton Public Schools. It has raffles, silent auction, games, concessions, a fabulous program book and more! This is our only major fundraiser. |
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During the school year!
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Very simply, our team raises money to fund requests from the Canton Public Schools Performing Arts Department that we review and vote on at our meetings each month. We want to make sure the dollars we allocate benefit as many students as possible, cover a wide range of needs, and all schools are represented.
For full transparency, the graphs below show what we have approved for spending for the past 3 years!
For full transparency, the graphs below show what we have approved for spending for the past 3 years!
Your donations at work
Over the past twenty years MusicCounts! has worked hard to put donation to good use. Funding requests are proposed though the Canton Public School's music program head, and are voted on by board members at our scheduled meetings. Some of the items and services we have approved over the two years are:
None of which would be possible without the support of our local community and businesses.
Thank you.
- Accompanist fees
- Festival Funding (districts, SEMSBA, allstate)
- Piano Tuning
- Scholarships for lessons
- Music software for kids
- Pre-K instruments
- Buses for shows
- Timpani
- Buses for Statehouse field trip
- Musician Clinics
- Professional development for music teachers
- Professional concerts for students
- Tuba
- Violas
- Euphonium
- Basses
None of which would be possible without the support of our local community and businesses.
Thank you.
> Our Mission Statement
The mission of MusicCounts! in Canton is to promote music education and appreciation by supporting and aiding the music educators of the Canton Public Schools as they provide all students with a creative and nurturing atmosphere in which to actively engage in music; by promoting music education as an integral part of the well-rounded education of Canton students, whose growing understanding of music will serve to enhance their own self-concept, whether as appreciator or performer; and by promoting music education and appreciation in the broader community.
The specific purposes for which this non-profit corporation is organized include, but are not limited to:
• Supporting Canton Public Schools’ music departments and enhancing the quality of music education for all Canton Public School Students
• Educating the public about music, performance, and the importance of music education in a student’s life
• Informing the public about Canton Public Schools’ music students’ accomplishments
• Supporting more performance opportunities for students
• Discovering more ways to get students engaged in and excited about music of all kinds
• Educating students, parents, and school officials about the importance of the Canton Public Schools’ music programs
• Enhancing music programs in public schools by lending support (both financially and through volunteering) to ensure the availability of resources for both in-school and afterschool music education
• Fostering community awareness and involvement in the Canton Public Schools’ music programs
• Organizing fundraisers and soliciting donations through marketing campaigns, events, concession sales, and school performances
• Using the solicited funds to support student education activities and opportunities, including without limitation, purchasing and maintaining musical instruments in the public school system, providing need-based scholarships, providing assistance (financial and otherwise) with respect to musical festivals, events, and other related field trips
• Publicizing music performances and activities in Canton, including student performances and community music events.
The specific purposes for which this non-profit corporation is organized include, but are not limited to:
• Supporting Canton Public Schools’ music departments and enhancing the quality of music education for all Canton Public School Students
• Educating the public about music, performance, and the importance of music education in a student’s life
• Informing the public about Canton Public Schools’ music students’ accomplishments
• Supporting more performance opportunities for students
• Discovering more ways to get students engaged in and excited about music of all kinds
• Educating students, parents, and school officials about the importance of the Canton Public Schools’ music programs
• Enhancing music programs in public schools by lending support (both financially and through volunteering) to ensure the availability of resources for both in-school and afterschool music education
• Fostering community awareness and involvement in the Canton Public Schools’ music programs
• Organizing fundraisers and soliciting donations through marketing campaigns, events, concession sales, and school performances
• Using the solicited funds to support student education activities and opportunities, including without limitation, purchasing and maintaining musical instruments in the public school system, providing need-based scholarships, providing assistance (financial and otherwise) with respect to musical festivals, events, and other related field trips
• Publicizing music performances and activities in Canton, including student performances and community music events.
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