October Newsletter

Barnes and Noble Recital. PMTA Westmoreland Chapter has found that we need to have a fundraiser to cover the cost of our yearly scholarships to qualifying graduating seniors. Each year for the past several years we have given a small scholarship to students of our teachers who have participated in at least 6 PMTA events during their high school years. In the past we have used the interest that we earned on an investment account that we have. This year due to the very low interest rates and the larger than usual number of qualifying seniors, we will not have enough money for the scholarships. Barnes and Noble has offered us an opportunity to earn money by returning to us a percentage of all the sales that they receive from our students and their relatives on October 23^rd. In return, each teacher is permitted to do a recital in their store on that day. I know I said that we would not have an October Recital this year, but because this is such a worthy cause, I am hoping that my students will participate. It is an informal recital, so music does not have to be memorized. Please let me know if you would like to participate so I can determine if I have enough students to get my own half hour spot. If I don’t have at least 10 students who are willing to participate, I will have to share a time spot with another teacher. I will try to get a late afternoon or early evening time spot.

Attached are three coupons to be used that day. They must be presented at the time of purchase. Please use one and give the other two to friends or relatives to use. If they are unable to shop at Barnes and Noble on Oct 23^rd, they may make an online purchase at BN.COM/bookfairs and specify that their purchase is to support The Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association, Westmoreland Chapter. Thank you for your support.