We might never hear him call out “Omaha! Omaha!” under center again, but Peyton Manning, the legendary and recently retired quarterback, still has a big voice in this community. His PeyBack Foundation has supported the Joy of Music School for several years, and in 2017 he granted $15,000 to support our outreach efforts. That’s more than ever. Those funds help us take music to deserving children and teens at sites across Knoxville and the surrounding area. We are grateful to Peyton and everyone connected with PeyBack for their ongoing, significant support. Many thanks, Peyton, from your young musical friends in “Knoxville! Knoxville!”

Let’s hear it, too, for the Arts Fund for East Tennessee. This fund, established by the East Tennessee Foundation in 1986, supports excellence and access to the arts. It also connects artists with each other and with East Tennessee communities. We applied for funding in 2015 and were delighted to win a three-year, $10,000 grant. “The East Tennessee Foundation is a major player in the quality of life in this region,” says JoMS Executive Director Frank Graffeo. “We are honored to receive their support. It gives us energy, focus and inspiration.”

 

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