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G.P. Vanier band still looking for odd jobs in the community
Emily Plihal
for Express
The Georges P. Vanier band has been working hard to fundraise for a trip of a lifetime this spring.
The school band was offered a chance to go to Ottawa this spring to participate in Music Fest Canada, being held in Ottawa from May 17–22.
“We have been really happy with the support from the community in the past couple of months,” says G.P. Vanier Band Parents’ association president Michelle Simoneau. “They’ve rallied together to find odd jobs for the students to do to raise enough money to go on this trip.”
Simoneau explains the school has decided to send students in band from grades 8 to 12 this spring, extending it from the initial group of grade 8 and 9. Approximately 50 students will experience the Music Fest Canada first hand, if enough money can be earned.
The cost of the trip for each child is estimated between $1,300 – $1,500. This includes flights and accommodations, listening to the Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra in concert, a concert of the Central Band of the Canadian Forces, National Arts Centre Orchestra subscription series concerts on May 20 and May 21 at Southam Hall, educoncerts with the Capital BrassWorks, Yamaha Custom Z Combo, McGill Faculty Student Ensemble, and Humber Faculty Quartet and up to $100,000 in scholarships and awards.
Simoneau says a bottle drive was conducted two weekends ago, and the students are still looking for jobs in the community to do to raise funds.
She says so far they have done a coat check, washed dishes, done inventory counts for stores, and they are willing to do many odd jobs throughout the community.
If you know of anyone who needs assistance with their yard maintenance, stores or with some type of odd job, Simoneau urges you to call Pam Heckbert at G.P. Vanier to hire the students for the job. If you are interested in having the students raise money by helping you, please phone Pam at 780-925-3959.
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