Utah Public Radio and KRCL are partnering for an exciting project; “Replay…”. “Replay…” is a campaign to collect usable used musical instruments for Utah Public school children throughout the State. "We hope to receive $100,000 in instruments. We are partnering with officers of the Utah Music Educators Association who are endorsing this promising program" said Cathy Ives, General Manager of Utah Public Radio. The campaign is running from March 15 - April 15, 2009.
"We know that there are many students that will benefit from having their own musical instruments. There is research that documents the benefits of playing a musical instrument" stated Donna Land Maldonado, General Manger of KRCL.
To make “Replay…” work, we are working with statewide school Superintendents to use the school district offices as collection points. To access a list of contact information and addresses for Superintendents offices go on-line to www.upr.org for the local school district office locations.
Instruments collected in each district will be designated for use in that district. If, however, a district receives 10 tubas and has the need for only one, the Utah Music Educators Association will help place instruments in districts where there is a need. In the instance that a donor wishes to donate a piano, the donor’s name and phone number will be taken and this information passed on to local schools where there may be a need.
Forms for documenting and recording donations have been provided to each school district by the Cache Education Foundation. All donations received will be tax deductible. Donations of an instrument with a value up to $500 will not need an appraisal. If your instrument is valued at more then $500 you will need an appraisal from a qualified music store.
Utah Public Radio is a service of the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (HASS) at Utah State University, broadcasting a mix of information, public affairs, and fine arts programming 24 hours a day throughout most of Utah and into southern Idaho through a network of 31 translators. In Cache Valley, UPR is heard on KUSU (91.5 FM/HD1) and KUSR (89.5 FM/HD1). To find broadcast stations in other cities, visit www.upr.org/listen.html.
