When a foundation affiliated with a Fortune 500 company says it’s supporting your work in the community, you know you must have done something right!

We got a surprise this summer when W.W. Grainger Inc.’s Knoxville Branch Manager Renee Lauver contacted our Executive Director Frank Graffeo asking for a tour and a visit with staff members.

Grainger, whose slogan is “For the ones who get it done,” distributes products to maintain, repair and operate industrial facilities. The Grainger Foundation, an independent, private foundation based in Lake Forest, Illinois, takes recommendations from W.W. Grainger managers and selects organizations for grants.

A few weeks later, we were thrilled when Renee dropped by and delivered a check for $5,000 to support repair and maintenance of our instruments. “We are proud to recommend the programs offered by the Joy of Music School,” Renee says. “We understand the need for music education and mentorship of deserving youth in the area.”

On top of all that, Renee says she and her local team are interested in volunteer projects and in helping with our building maintenance supplies. Seems like they really are “for the ones who get it done”!

 

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