CHI-HI MUSIC DONATION
DAN LEA Reporting
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THE CHIPPEWA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT GOT A LITTLE HELP FROM ITS FRIENDS AND ALUMNI LAST NIGHT. THE FIRST CHECK FROM THE GREENHALGH MEMORIAL MUSIC FUND WAS PRESENTED AT THE CHI HI SPRING BAND CONCERT. THE FUND WAS SET UP AFTER A TRAGIC BUS CRASH TOOK THE LIVES OF BAND DIRECTOR DOUG GREENHALGH AND FOUR OTHERS IN OCTOBER OF 2005. AN ALUMNI GROUP LAUNCED THE ENDOWMENT FUND WITH A BENEFIT CONCERT IN 2006, AND IT HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 90,000 DOLLARS. COMMITTEE MEMBERS HANDED THE BAND A CHECK FOR JUST OVER 4,000 DOLLARS LAST NIGHT. CO-DIRECTOR ANDREI STRIZEK SAYS IT WILL BE USED FOR MARCHING BAND EQUIPMENT.
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