The GLCC School Grants Program  The Gar Lockrem Community Choir’s school grants program is a central pillar of our mission to support music education. We also further that mission by performing quality choral concerts and through outreach efforts to local schools. We hope to add scholarship funding to the list soon. Our grants program is designed to support music education programs in grades K-12. This year, we are hoping to provide grants to two local high school music programs. Since obtaining 501(c)(3) non-profit status in 2008, GLCC has distributed $1,000 in grant money. We hope to match or exceed that total amount in the grants we will provide at the end of our current concert season in May 2012. We will begin accepting applications for the 2012 grants on January 1, 2012. Criteria used in selecting schools for GLCC grants include need, how the money will be used, and the degree to which the GLCC grant will make a positive difference in the quality and long-term health of the program. To find out more about GLCC’s school grants program, how to apply for a grant, or how to make a private or corporate donation to help fund our grants program, call our current chair, Geoff Crane, at 651-777-7657, email him at cranelaw@scc.net, or write to: The Gar Lockrem Community Choir Attn: School Grants Program 1670 South Robert Street, P.O. Box 169 West St. Paul, MN 55118 Donations are tax deductible.