PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY
Hitting a helpful note - Linwood teens find new homes for unused instruments to help student musicians
Posted: Monday, July 2, 2012 12:01 am
By MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST, Staff Writer
Two Linwood teenagers wanted to help more kids play in school bands by collecting used instruments to distribute to families who can't afford to rent or buy them.
"A lot of students don't pick up their instruments again after middle school or high school. They are still sitting in closets. No one's using them," said Michelle Moffa, 16, who will be a junior at Holy Spirit in Absecon next fall. "The point is getting them out of closets and into kids' hands."
She and friend Katie Rha, also 16 and who will be a junior at Mainland Regional High School in Linwood in September, started the nonprofit Hearts in Harmony to collect those unused instruments.
They are motivated by a love of music. Both made South Jersey Band this year, said Rha, who plays clarinet in Mainland's wind ensemble...
By MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST, Staff Writer
Two Linwood teenagers wanted to help more kids play in school bands by collecting used instruments to distribute to families who can't afford to rent or buy them.
"A lot of students don't pick up their instruments again after middle school or high school. They are still sitting in closets. No one's using them," said Michelle Moffa, 16, who will be a junior at Holy Spirit in Absecon next fall. "The point is getting them out of closets and into kids' hands."
She and friend Katie Rha, also 16 and who will be a junior at Mainland Regional High School in Linwood in September, started the nonprofit Hearts in Harmony to collect those unused instruments.
They are motivated by a love of music. Both made South Jersey Band this year, said Rha, who plays clarinet in Mainland's wind ensemble...
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