Lancaster Intelligencer Journal May 4, 2007 Passing Notes Organization's mission: Keep music alive By Brian Wallace Intelligencer Journal Staff Lancaster, PA Amy Martin plans to buy a new bass xylophone and a set of timpani so more of her students at Lititz Elementary School can participate in music programs. Adonica Spolum will pay for much-needed instrument repairs for her fourth- and fifth-graders at Ross Elementary School. And Hollie Mendenhall will buy children's xylophones for youngsters at Riverview Elementary who lack the fine motor skills required to play a full-sized instrument. The three teachers are getting grants from Music for Everyone, a nonprofit organization that supports music-education programs in schools and community groups. The group, formed in 2006, will distribute $15,000 in grants to nine public schools during a 6 p.m. ceremony today across from Pennsylvania College of Art & Design at Prince and Chestnut streets. The presentation will begin at 5 p.m. with a performance by bluegrass band Mighty Fine and conclude with a concert by Burrowes Elementary. ### Help cultivate the power of music. Click on the Donate button to make a contribution via our PayPal account (new browser window will open). Send your tax deductible contribution to: Music for Everyone 321 East Fulton Street Lancaster, PA 17602 717-871-1710 john@musicforeveryone.net