Where the money will go:
Tuition for Lutheran Summer Music Academy is $2500 per camper for 4 weeks, which includes room and board. LSMA offers a $500 match to students who raise $1000 toward their tuition. A donation to either girl's tuition account will earn a 50% match until that goal is met.
Travel to and from Indiana will cost $2000 (this includes $600 in gas money and $1400 in hotel stays along the way.) A donation to the Travel Expenses fund will help us get the girls there and back, funds for which we cannot earn a match.
Rather than pay for two trips out and back, Ann and Kevin will stay at an airbnb outside of Chicago for the month. This expense is NOT included in the $2000 we're hoping to raise in donations.
Travel to and from Indiana will cost $2000 (this includes $600 in gas money and $1400 in hotel stays along the way.) A donation to the Travel Expenses fund will help us get the girls there and back, funds for which we cannot earn a match.
Rather than pay for two trips out and back, Ann and Kevin will stay at an airbnb outside of Chicago for the month. This expense is NOT included in the $2000 we're hoping to raise in donations.
About Lutheran Summer Music Academy
Lutheran Summer Music Academy is a 4-week program hosted at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. It is focused on three main areas: Music. Community. Faith. Students participate in daily large ensemble rehearsals plus smaller elective classes. They receive 2 private lessons per week and can join in on multiple "extra-curricular" activities focused on music, faith and fun. If you want to know more about it, click HERE to visit the website, or HERE to see a great introductory video:
About Ramona and Eloise
Ramona and Eloise are sisters living with their family on the south side of Spokane, Washington.
Ramona is a 17-year-old percussionist and singer and she had an amazing summer at LSM last year. She played in the orchestra, the band, and the jazz band, where she grew in confidence and further developed her skills. She enjoyed the frequent worship services and even assisted in worship in different ways. Ramona also learned that she loves living on a college campus. It was a great learning experience for her as a musician and as a person.
Eloise is 15 and has been playing bassoon for 5 years. LSM felt like a real home to her. She made a ton of friends who she has kept in touch with all year. She also soaked up all the musical opportunities by playing in the band, singing in the choir, and writing her own composition. She was surprised and delighted that, over the course of the month, she really grew to love listening to classical music because of all the exposure she had in near-nightly recitals and concerts.
Ramona is a 17-year-old percussionist and singer and she had an amazing summer at LSM last year. She played in the orchestra, the band, and the jazz band, where she grew in confidence and further developed her skills. She enjoyed the frequent worship services and even assisted in worship in different ways. Ramona also learned that she loves living on a college campus. It was a great learning experience for her as a musician and as a person.
Eloise is 15 and has been playing bassoon for 5 years. LSM felt like a real home to her. She made a ton of friends who she has kept in touch with all year. She also soaked up all the musical opportunities by playing in the band, singing in the choir, and writing her own composition. She was surprised and delighted that, over the course of the month, she really grew to love listening to classical music because of all the exposure she had in near-nightly recitals and concerts.
