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Cary Junior High Wins $10,000 in 'Glee Give a Note Competition'

CJH is among 73 winners from across the United States.

Twentieth Century Fox Television, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) announced today the winners for the “GLEE Give a Note” campaign – that started over 3 months ago – whereby 73 schools nationwide will receive grants ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 to help save struggling music programs. 

Cary Junior High School was awarded the second prize, receving $10,000 for the Cary Band Association.

As the economy continues to stumble, school music and fine arts classes are the first to feel the impact with drastic budget cuts and elimination of departments. 

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The “GLEE Give a Note” campaign aims to soften the blow, and reignite public passion for supporting student arts programs and the teachings they provide to students. 

Students across the country harmonized, boogied and conducted their submissions in video form during an open call for entries in September. 

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In October, the eligible entries were posted on www.GleeGiveANote.com and put up for public vote for one month.  During this time, students conducted massive grass roots efforts to win votes for their schools, reaching out to their families, friends and communities to get the vote out. 

Word quickly spread through Facebook, Twitter and local newsletters and over one million votes were cast to help choose the finalists.  A panel composed of NAfME members conducted a final round of judging and, together with the public vote, determined the winning programs. 

“’Glee’ has always been about the importance of arts education, and Brad, Ian and I have felt strongly from the beginning that the show has a responsibility to give back,” commented co-creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy.

“We congratulate the winners and want the thousands of students across the country who submitted to know how impressed we were with their passion and talent. Music programs were incredibly important to me growing up, and we hope that our show and initiatives like ‘Give a Note’ continue to demonstrate how much they mean to our kids.”

“Music education plays such a critical role in the development of our children, yet its place in our schools is not assured due to dire budget situations across the nation,” said Michael Butera, executive director of the National Association for Music Education. “Bold and generous acts, like FOX’s Glee Give a Note campaign, validate its importance and bring a sense of hope to thousands of educators and students.  We are deeply grateful for the funding and awareness this campaign has created.”

For more information and to view the submissions, visit www.GleeGiveANote.com.


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