Thank you jazz festival

Dear Editor: I would like to congratulate the board of directors of the Pentastic Jazz Festival for continuing to support young musicians in our community.

It is good to know there are committed people in our community that work diligently to bring a variety of quality music to our region every fall.

Not only do the patrons of this festival support our music program but now any young person can attend the festival at a significantly reduced rate.

In addition the festival sponsored a free show Friday afternoon specifically targeted at the young musicians in our school community, this year the show was at Princess Margaret Secondary School.

At the Sunday morning gospel service the audience contributed a significant amount of money to the music programs at Pen-Hi and Princess Margaret Secondary Schools and my colleague Justin Glibbery and I would like to thank you for this donation.

These funds will go to assist with student travel in our music departments.

From all the music teachers in School District No. 67 a huge thanks to the Pentastic Jazz Festival for their continued efforts in supporting music education in our community! Don Grant Music Teacher Penticton Secondary School Princess Margaret Secondary School