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Click the above "Donate" button to make a contribution to the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center today! Thank you for your support!
November 2011

Dear Friend of the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center,

We are writing today to ask you to support arts education in our community. Please make a gift this holiday season to PMAC—the nonprofit Portsmouth Music and Arts Center.

On November 15th PMAC celebrated its ninth birthday. Help us continue the important work of this community cultural center as we celebrate the many ways PMAC makes a difference:

  • PMAC provides over $20,000 in financial assistance to families in need each year
  • We offer unique, free workshops with guest artists such as jazz pianist Marco Benevento and visiting Mexican artist Pablo Paredes Goche
  • PMAC is home to the Seacoast’s only community youth orchestra and eight unique rock and jazz bands
  • 350 students of all ages attend PMAC every week during the school year
  • PMAC reconnects adults with the music of their youth in ensembles such as the New Horizons Band, Brewery Lane Big Band and our adult string, flute and saxophone ensembles
  • Unique student performance opportunities are our hallmark, with concerts at the Prescott Park Arts Festival, The Music Hall, The Press Room and many other local venues
  • And each year we offer an amazing variety of summer camps, free concerts and art exhibitions

Our nonprofit model is critical to our community mission, allowing us to provide music and arts opportunities to all, regardless of economic status. We hope you’ll support PMAC and help us meet the creative and cultural needs of youth and adults in our community.

Pamela Darvirris studied music at PMAC while in high school and later graduated from the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. She recently shared with us:

“Music and the arts have played a crucial supporting role in my technical education and career. These activities compliment and balance my analytic strengths, making me a more effective engineer and versatile person. PMAC fostered my musical goals, and gave me this strong foundation. I’m continually proud to be a PMAC alumnus." 

Creativity is crucial to the future of our society and your gift will ensure a child’s access to a quality education in music and the arts. Please help us continue this important work. Together we can ensure that art classes, music lessons, ensembles and camps are accessible to all, including those who might otherwise go without.
 
Please make a gift today by:
  • Clicking the PayPal link above and donating via a secure server
  • calling PMAC at 603-431-4278 to make a pledge

Your contribution will make all the difference, and we thank you. Best wishes for a joyful holiday season.


Sincerely,

Maria, Tom, Christina, Bryan, Darlene, Elissa, Mike, Steve, Dan,
Mark, David, Sandy, Wendell, Colin, Russ, Katie and the entire PMAC faculty



The Portsmouth Music and Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides educational and outreach opportunities for the community. The core of PMAC’s support comes from community members and local business leaders who believe the arts have a place in our lives. Each year, hundreds of community members step up and support PMAC with donations. Your support enables PMAC to offer financial aid to families in need and to develop new educational and outreach programs that meet community needs. Through the contributions of individuals and businesses, PMAC provides scholarships and tuition-reductions, early childhood education programs such as Jump Start Piano, jazz workshops for area youth, visual arts classes, rock bands for teens, programs for adults and much, much more. You can make a difference! Support PMAC right now by clicking the above "Donate" button! All contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
Board of Directors

Maria Sillari
President

Tom Manzi
Vice President

Christina Rodgers
Secretary

Dan Carchidi

Mark Cross-Powers

Michael Dailey

Darlene Furbush Ouellett

David Pelletier

Sanford Roberts

Steve Scott


Russ Grazier, Jr.
Executive Director
ex officio

Katie Grazier
Director of Administration
ex officio

Emeritus Board
Bryan Campbell*
Elissa Margolin*
Wendell Purrington*
Colin McGee

*indicates past president