May 15, 2004 - May 14, 2005
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A Look Back on its Fourth Year
Having just celebrated its 4th birthday, the Music Fund begins to generate a recognizable cadence to its yearly activities. There are the two annual fundraisers, there are Board meetings, and there is the awarding of monies for instruments, music lessons, computer equipment, software and scholarships. But this is the first year that we have actually “met” and been able to “put a face” on some of the recipients. In July 2004 we welcomed Mairéad Buicke and Eamonn Mulhall to our website as vocal scholarship recipients, and in February of 2005 there were pictures to share of the F.C.J. Secondary School Band’s visit to Rhode Island. If you go to the MUSIC FUND – RECIPIENTS section of the website, you can meet and read about these most appreciative musicians who have benefited from the kindnesses of our many donors. As we thank our supporters and congratulate our recipients of the past, we look forward with the hope that we can do more of the same in the years to come!
With kind thanks,
Priscilla Horst, Executive Director
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ANTHONY KEARNS MUSIC FUND
May 20, 2004
Music Fund’s newly designed website is announced and up for viewing.
June 24, 2004
ABC’s for FCJ fundraiser is launched. Goal: $1,000 to purchase computer for F.C.J. Secondary School’s music program.
July 12, 2004
Special Board Meeting. Board reviews all Vocal Studies Scholarship Applications and approves recommendation of Vocal Studies Scholarship Selection Committee (Conor Farren, Dieter Kaegi, Anthony Kearns) regarding scholarship winners.
July 16, 2004
Vocal Studies Scholarship winners are announced:
Mairéad J. Buicke – Soprano - $2,500
Eamonn G. Mulhall – Tenor - $2,500
August 17, 2004
ABC’s for FCJ fundraiser concludes. Total raised: $3,440. Happy 33rd Birthday, Anthony Kearns!
November 19, 2004
Encore! holiday fundraiser launched. Goal: $5,000 for vocal scholarships.
December 31, 2004
Encore! holiday fundraiser concludes. Total raised: $5,084.
Winner of drawing:
Barbara Lawson – Red Sox baseball shirt autographed by Anthony Kearns.
January 15, 2005
Annual Board Meeting. Board finalizes purchase of computer for F.C.J. Secondary School’s music program.
February 11 – 18, 2005
The F.C.J. Secondary School Band visits the United States as a guest of the Music Department of the Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket, Rhode Island. There are two public concerts after which concertgoers have an opportunity to meet with members of the Band.
April 19, 2005
Vocal Scholarship applications distributed to conservatory level vocal schools in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. Application deadline: May 20, 2005
April 27, 2005
For the first time, to facilitate distribution, Vocal Scholarship applications are made available on Music Fund website.
