Musical Instrument Drive!
Mississippi Swing! is collecting used, but playable, musical instruments to distribute to local school instrumental music programs. Here are just some of the schools spanning several local school districts that have already received instruments: Rowan Middle School, Bailey APAC Middle School, Brinkley Middle School, Olde Town Middle School, Woolfolk Middle School, Power APAC, Blackburn Middle School, Hardy Middle School, Whitten Middle School, Chastain Middle School, Siwell Middle School, Northwest Jackson IB School, Davis Magnet School, Pelehatchie High School, Kirksey Middle School, Powell Middle School, Cardozo Middle School and Peeples Middle School. To date, over 190 instruments have been distributed!
For more information, contact
David Schommer, Director
at 601-951-9091 or Email him at trumpetdls@aol.com.
at 601-951-9091 or Email him at trumpetdls@aol.com.
2019 Update
In 2019, 41 musical instruments have already been distributed
- NR. Burger (Hattiesburg, MS) 10 instruments, February.
- Central Cleveland Middle School (Cleveland, MS) 10 instruments, May
- Morgantown Middle 5 instruments, August
- Olde Town Middle 7 instruments, August
- Vicksburg School District 7 instruments, August
- Obama Magnet 2 instruments, October
Since August 2015, over 190 instruments have been distributed to over 20 schools.
2018 Sponsors and Supporters
Bradley Foundation
Mississippi Association of Partners in Education
Jackson Public Schools
WJTV 12
Around the Town in the South
Christ United Methodist Church
Pearl High School
Private Donations
Grammy Museum Sponsors Drive!
