ARTS GARAGE Partners with Impact 100 to Generate Extra Drumbeats in Boynton Beach

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Oct. 26, 2023 - PRLog -- (Delray Beach, FL – October 25, 2023) Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, today announced that it is partnering with the philanthropic Impact 100 Palm Beach County to generate many additional drumbeats from the $100,000 grant it received nearly a decade ago.

In 2014, Impact 100 PBC awarded the original grant to Arts Garage to provide theater workshops and create a dynamic youth drumline. For six years, this audience-rousing drumline had multiple iterations at Arts Garage before going into storage during the COVID shutdown.

"After locating the drums this past summer, I contacted JoAnne Greiser, Grants Management Advisor at Impact 100 PBC, to which ownership of the drums had reverted, to discuss what to do with the valuable instruments," explained Waldo. "After they were inspected by Matthew Nichols, FAU's Director of Percussion Studies, we collectively decided to donate the 18 drums and uniforms to the Boynton Beach High School Band."

'Receiving the original $100,000 grant from Impact 100 PBC was a real blessing to Arts Garage, and we are very pleased that together we can keep the generous drumbeat going strong in the years to come," she added.

About Impact 100 Palm Beach County:

Impact 100 PBC was formed by a group of female philanthropists to connect, engage, and inspire women to improve our community by awarding multiple $100,000 grants to local 501c3 nonprofit organizations, allowing them to launch or expand high-impact initiatives or programs in Southern Palm Beach County. In its first 12 years, Impact 100 PBC awarded $100,000 grants to 56 different nonprofits. For more information, please visit https://www.impact100pbc.org.

Attached Image:

(Photo courtesy of Arts Garage)

Boynton Beach High School Band Director Elayna Scroggins hands a donated drum to a member of the student band.

Available for Interview:

Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO

Arts Garage

561.665.5857 / marjorie@artsgarage.org

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