Foundation Offers Help To Pottsgrove Musicians In Need

Entrance to The High Street Music Company, 135 High St., Pottstown

POTTSTOWN PA – Students between ages 7 and 18 in the Pottsgrove, Pottstown, and Spring-Ford Area school districts who need financial assistance in pursuing a musical education or performance opportunities may benefit from a new partnership between the High Street Music Company in Pottstown and the non-profit Give The Gift Of Music Foundation.

High Street Music CEO Louis Reiger recently sent a notice to all music teachers in the greater Pottstown area to announce his company’s affiliation with the charity. It means that music students who fit certain economic criteria and need help in paying for music lessons or buying instruments might qualify for a foundation scholarship or grant.

The charity “shares our belief in the importance of quality musical education for all children,” Reiger wrote.

High Street Music Company, 135 High St., Pottstown PA, opened in December 2006 and offers private instruction for brass, woodwinds, strings, guitar, bass, piano, and drums. Its instructors “have extensive experience in the music industry, ranging from playing in various venues in the U.S. as well as abroad, serving as producing and consulting artists, and providing many years of education.

Determination of financial need is based on an evaluation of employment and financial information supplied in an application form. To qualify, recipients must have at least one custodial parent or legal guardian who receives federal or state unemployment compensation, or assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs.

For more information on the foundation’s efforts, call Reiger at 610-906-3357.

Photo from The High Street Music Company

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