“UPDATE:

This campaign is FULLY FUNDED! To support schools that haven’t yet hit their goal, visit:

mhopus.org/adopt-a-school

With generous and transformative support from Eddie Van Halen over the years and now continuing through his son Wolfgang, The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation is pleased to announce that the Van Halen Family has committed to kickstarting the Adopt A School campaign with a generous $1,000 donation towards each of the first 100 participating schools.

The Everett Alvarez High School band program needs your help! Flutes, trumpets, saxophones, trombones, baritones, and tubas are all needed to allow additional students to enroll in the program. We are hoping to eliminate instrument sharing, and reduce the amount of instruments that are borrowed from other sources. This should also help make it possible for more students to practice at home nightly.

"A large portion of our students are from migrant families. I feel asking our families to rent an instrument simply adds too much to their monthly expenses. Our school's budget has rarely allowed for large purchases for our music program. We have relied heavily on the generosity of our community and from fundraising to meet most of our needs. Any donation that we have received, including the grant from The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, has directly impacted our students. Thank you so much for considering supporting our program." - Joshua Mack, Director of Music

Schools participating in the Adopt A School campaign are qualified through MHOF’s vetting and eligibility process, giving donors confidence that their investment is protected and sustainable, impacting students for a minimum of 10 years (the lifespan of an instrument in a school setting.) Donations made to this school’s fundraising campaign go directly to The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation (MHOF). MHOF then purchases the specific instruments the school is in need of at a substantially discounted price and the instruments deliver directly to the school.

Donate today and help these students foster their love of music!

To spread the word on social media or link to this page in your own fundraising efforts, use the links below! And to learn more about The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation's Adopt A School campaign, visit mhopus.org/adopt-a-school or contact MHOF at info@mhopus.org or 818-762-4328.

[5% of donations are retained for JustGiving’s required service fee, MHOF retains an additional 5% to cover administrative costs associated with school vetting and granting of instruments.]