Thanks to a donation from the Estate of Donna Vera Evans Bushell, an new ‘Music Student Fund’ has been created through the Rotary Club of St. Thomas Foundation.
The $30,000 donation to the Rotary Club will not only fund the ‘Music Student Fund’ to allow the Rotary Music Festival to support participating students who may require assistance to compete at the Festival or in higher competitions, but will also help establish new awards for the Rotary Music Festival.
Beginning in 2021, $20,000 will be used to provide 2 ‘Doris Evans Awards’ of $1,000 each, specifically to benefit one piano student every year and one other student to be determined annually by the Festival organizers.
“The St. Thomas Rotary Music Festival is extremely grateful to have received this significant contribution from the Donna Bushell Estate,” states Frank Exley, Chair of the Music Festival Committee. “It will ensure the continued success of the Festival while honouring the memory of Doris Evans as music teacher and church organist in the community.”
