Tag: music

More than $10K raised for new pianos

by miljennifer77

The Langley School District Foundation and Thank You for the Music Society are excited to announce a successful fundraiser in 2021 that resulted in local students strengthening their music practice habits, and more than $10,000 raised towards new pianos in our Langley public schools.

The Practice-A-Thon fundraiser resulted in the purchase of four brand-new pianos for our local schools:

  • Shortreed Community Elementary
  • Vanguard Secondary
  • Donna Gabriel Robins Elementary
  • Langley Fundamental Middle and Secondary

These pianos will support multiple music opportunities in our public schools: choirs, bands, jazz ensembles, musical theatre, and individual practice. Local students of all ages will have the opportunity to learn and embrace the positive power of music in their lives!

The Practice-A-Thon took place in May 2021 with nearly 200 young musicians committing to practice their instruments for a 15-day period, and collecting pledges from family and friends. Many sincere thanks to all the students, parents, friends, and teachers who participated in and donated to the Practice-A-Thon. Thanks also to Yamaha Canada, Tom Lee Music, and two local McDonald’s restaurants for their contributions to the fundraiser.

This is the first collaboration between the Langley School District Foundation and Thank You for the Music Society, and both groups are excited to continue working together. There is talk of making the Practice-A-Thon an annual event!

Join the Practice-A-Thon fundraiser: May 10-24, 2021

by miljennifer77

Calling all musicians!

Thank You for the Music Society and the Langley School District Foundation are excited to launch the Practice-A-Thon to support music students and teachers in the Langley School District. This year’s Practice-A-Thon will take place from May 10-24, 2021. Musicians (students) register online with a commitment to practice for a specific amount of time over 15 days. Family and friends are encouraged to pledge students to support the goal of purchasing new acoustic, hybrid and stage pianos for schools throughout the Langley School District.

Everyone is welcome to participate! Re-commit to regular practicing, return to your instrument, or pick up a new one. The Practice-A-Thon helps strengthen practice habits, while also helping support public school students being able to access music education. Plus, there are fabulous prizes up for grabs! The top-three fundraisers will receive our amazing, music-themed grand prizes, and every Practice-A-Thon participant who raises $15+ will be entered into a draw for even more great prizes.

CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED building your online profile. Then collect pledges, and reach your practice goal May 10-24.

Scroll down and click the Download button to access our welcome package with more information and tools such as a practice log and draft email to request pledges.

Event details:

What:              Practice-A-Thon fundraiser

Who:               Anyone who plays an instrument, musicians of all ages and stages

When:             Online registration opens May 1, 2021

                        Practice-A-Thon takes place May 10-24, 2021

                        Deadline to receive pledges is June 7, 2021

Where:            Register online at http://raiseathon.ca/thankyouforthemusic

Why:               FUN – PRIZES – INCENTIVES – SUPPORT

  • Encourages practice and helps develop daily practice habits
  • Practice- A-Thon dates selected to serve as a great motivator to help prepare for annual music festival, exams and recitals
  • Develops students’ capacity to give back to the community
  • Supports music education in Langley, with pledges raised going towards the purchase of new pianos in public schools that need them most
  • Lots of exciting prizes to be won
Participant Welcome PackageDownload

2020 Year in Review

by miljennifer77

What a year 2020 has been! Along with just about everyone and everything, Thank You for the Music Society has been impacted by the pandemic. However, we recently regrouped as a board for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and thought we would share some positive notes from the year. 

We started off 2020 with a wonderful bang: Our friend, supporter and wonderful musician Dr. Ross Salvosa hosted a recital on January 18 and donated all proceeds from door donations to TYFTM! It was a wonderful event and attendees were very generous – we were gifted $600 from the proceeds of the evening. Big thank you and gratitude to Dr. Salvosa and his fans! We are also grateful to Tom Lee Music for providing the venue, Steinway D Concert Grand, and tuning service for this event. We are just getting ready to put the donation to use – more on that below.


The middle part of the year was very quiet for us as a society, with fundraising and other charitable activities largely curtailed by the pandemic, and all of our families adjusting to a different way of life. 

However, this fall has seen TYFTM reinvigorated with news of a need for band instruments at a Surrey, BC school. Hjorth Road Elementary, a K-7 school with about 300 students, is in critical need of clarinets, flutes, a bass guitar and a trumpet. We are currently running a bottle drive and small fundraiser to add to Dr. Salvosa’s generous donation to fulfill this need for instruments so these young students can learn and participate in music. Our planned donation will make the purchase of 10 instruments possible for this Surrey school.

If you would like to make a donation, please do so via our PayPal account (click here).

We also recently held our AGM and have some ideas for 2021 and beyond. Would you like to see us bring back our Practice-a-Thon from a couple of years ago? Let us know!

In the meantime, best wishes for a joyful and music-filled festive season from all of us at Thank You for the Music!