FOMAHI is proud to announce our Third Annual Musicathon!
The Musicathon is our biggest fundraising event of the year and raises the money necessary to support our great music program. Funds from the Musicathon provide the basics—like sheet music and instruments—for our young musicians.
How Does the Musicathon Work?
We need every student's help to provide 12 hours of music. Music students solicit sponsoring pledges from friends, family and neighbors. Students are not required to get pledges, but we hope most will do so. Students who turn in pledges of at least $25.00 are eligible to receive gift certificates of their choice from Target, Starbucks, University Book Store and ITunes. The rewards for our student musicians are listed below. Students may also decline the gift certificate and donate all of their pledge funds to the music program. Pledge forms and collection envelopes were handed out to students on January 6 and are due back on the day of the Musicathon.
$25 pledge total = $5 gift certificate
$50 pledge total = $10 gift certificate
$75 pledge total = $15 gift certificate
$100 pledge total = $20 gift certificate
$150 pledge total = $30 gift certificate
$200 pledge total = $40 gift certificate, etc.
Important Information for Parents
Parents, we need your support! Please help your student obtain pledges and figure out a time that they can play music after school on January 19. We need student musicians to play at HIMS from 4:25p.m.-7p.m. The teachers have time sheets posted in their rooms where students can sign up in 30-minute time slots to play. Students may also choose to take part in our Young Musicians Concert, which also takes place in the Hamilton Commons from 7-8 p.m. (sign up required).
Schedule for Musicathon Day
8:00 AM – 2:25 PM Music Classrooms: students play during class time
2:25 AM – 4:30 PM Junior Jazz rehearsal
4:30 PM – 7:00 PM Music rooms: combos and small groups perform
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Commons: Young Musicians Concert (Please join us!)
Important Donor Information
FOMAHI is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and donations to the Musicathon are tax-deductible. Since no goods or services will be exchanged, the full amount of the donation is tax-deductible. Tax acknowledgment letters will be provided for donations over $250; therefore, please obtain/provide the complete mailing address for such donors.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Mika Armaly at mtarmaly@seattleschools.org
Dan Rowe at dsrowe@seattleschools.org
Lary Barilleau at lgbarilleau@seattleschools.org
Cindylynn Fenbert at gilpy8@aol.com
