We at Altrusa of Gig Harbor and Altrusa Foundation of Gig Harbor would like to sincerely thank all of the participants in our Painted Violins event, which will support our Scholarship Fund for Peninsula Youth Orchestra students.
Not every child in Gig Harbor comes from a family with the resources to support a private education in music, and in 1998 a void was created when local public schools could not offer a strings program. Local parents, with the help and support of Altrusa of Gig Harbor, worked to fill that void.
For nearly 20 years, the Peninsula Youth Orchestra has developed and nurtured young musicians and Altrusa has continued its support by providing scholarships for the children whose families who are in need.
Painted Violins is a new effort to continue and expand scholarship support for students of this outstanding teaching orchestra. To accomplish its support, Altrusa acquired older, soon-to-be-discarded stringed instruments and invited local artists to convert them into beautiful works of art. They are being auctioned online during the month of June 2017, and the net proceeds will be granted to the scholarship fund of Peninsula Youth Orchestra.
Thank you for your support!