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for them. The money that would have
gone to those people is instead used to
make the dierence when “there’s a kid
in here who’s maybe a little short on his
purchase,” Davis said. A nine-year-old
volunteer comes in to “work,” skimming
used childrens’ books to ensure they are
free of markings and fit for sale. Really,
he’s just reading.
“It’s more than just, ‘Oh, I can get that
book somewhere else for $1 less,” she
said. “That dollar just made a dierence
to a kid who can come in here as a safe
haven.”
All told, it’s part of her mission to
create a business that lives up to its own
motto: “Where love is shared as much as
stories.”
Georgia Symphony
receives $500,000
endowment and $10,000
grant from the Bobbie
Bailey Foundation
The Georgia Symphony Orchestra
announced it has received a $500,000
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestras
student musicians.
endowment gift and a $10,000 grant from the
Bobbie Bailey Foundation Inc., in support of
its youth music education program.
The Bailey Foundation was founded in
1993 by businesswoman and philanthropist
Bobbie Bailey, who had a deep passion for
education, health care, music and the arts,
and helping those less fortunate. Since then,
the foundation has partnered with not-forprofit
organizations, schools and hospitals
in the Southeastern U.S. to fulfill its
mission of promoting music and dance,
enabling access to cutting-edge health
care technology and empowering at-risk
women.
The GSO’s youth orchestra program
began in 2006, originally to serve
musically gifted elementary through
high-school age students in Cobb
County. It has grown to become one
of the top-10 largest youth music
education programs in the country and
the largest in the Southeast. Today, the
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestras
program consists of three full orchestras,
two string orchestras, jazz and percussion
ensembles and several chamber groups,
each designed to meet the needs of students
at varying levels of experience. In the 2019-
2020 school year, the program’s membership
roster included students from 12 metro
counties and 143 schools.
The GYSO program also maintains
strong partnerships with Kennesaw State
University’s Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music
and Marietta City Schools. A scholarship fund
also provides opportunities for students with
financial need.
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