22 Sep 2009
School to Receive Nearly $25,000 Worth of New Musical Instruments
DALLAS—Music students at Thomas Jefferson High School will receive a special gift during an assembly at 9:40 a.m., Thursday, September 24. The donation is courtesy of Fidelity Investments and the Fidelity FutureStage arts education program.
Following a special performance by band members, approximately 130 music students in the audience will be treated to a surprise unveiling of brand new, much needed musical instruments.
The donation, valued at nearly $25,000, is made on behalf of Fidelity FutureStage, a community arts education initiative of Fidelity Investments designed to support school music programs and encourage the musical talents and interests of local students.
Thomas Jefferson High School is located at 4001 Walnut Hill Lane.
Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services, offering investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, and human resources and benefits outsourcing services to over 20 million individuals and institutions as well as through 5,000 financial intermediary firms. The firm is the largest mutual fund company in the United States, the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans, the largest mutual fund supermarket and a leading online brokerage firm. For more information about Fidelity Investments, visit www.fidelity.com. For more about the Fidelity FutureStage arts education program, visit www.futurestage.com.
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