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Manilow donates violins to Snohomish Co. schools
03:09 PM PDT on Sunday, April 12, 2009
By KING5.com Staff

AP
Barry Manilow
EVERETT, Wash. - Beginning next fall, two Snohomish County elementary schools will have a stringed instrument program, thanks to singer/songwriter Barry Manilow.
Manilow is donating 45 Yamaha violins to the school district through his program, the Manilow Music Project.
The Everett Symphony says the "Prelude Strings" program will be open to fourth and fifth graders at Hawthorne Elementary in Everett and Tulalip Elementary in Marysville.
The Tulalip Elementary program will run at noon, and the Hawthorne Elementary program will be an after-school program.
Ron Friesen, a 32-year veteran music teacher and band director, will donate his time to teach and administer the program.
Hawthorne and Tulalip elementary schools will share information with students and parents this spring.
“Every student who wants to participate will be able to,” said Friesen. “If a student says ‘I want to play,’ we’ll make sure they get to play.”

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