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 Junior High School 144 Michelangelo (JHS 144) band program needs your help! Trumpets, alto saxophones, clarinets, euphonium, bass clarinets, baritone saxophone, tuba, and timpani are needed to allow additional students to enroll in the program, eliminate instrument sharing, replace aged instruments that are beyond repair, to allow students to practice at home and provide types of instruments not currently available.

"Our students appreciate their music education and experiences. A significant amount decide to audition for and attend performing arts high schools. I like to believe that music and the instruments that our school provides to the students open pathways for opportunities that they otherwise would not have. Without these instruments, a lot of our students would have a much different educational experience and much different experiences moving on to their next level of education with the impact being not only in the high school that they attend but also reaching to the college level." - Lee Petruzzelli, Music Teacher

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 10% to cover administrative costs associated with school vetting and granting of instruments.]