Mountain View Music keeps its promise

When Mountain View Music planned its free concert to raise money to set up a scholarship fund, it assumed that all the proceeds would go to that purpose. “But then war broke out in Ukraine, so we pivoted,” said Karena Tapsak, co-founder and teacher. In the announcements for the silent auction and concert on April 2, the music school promised to share whatever they raised with Ukraine.

The concert was a success: it reached the goal of what Mountain View sought. Those funds will be used for need-based scholarships for music lessons in the fall, and to support the Shenandoah Valley Home School Choir.

And last week, Mountain View Music kept its word and donated $1,000 to Saints Joachim and Anna Ukrainian Catholic Church in Front Royal, which is sending 100% of the money to Caritas Ukraine. Caritas is a confederation of relief and development organizations working in countries all over the world. Two Caritas workers were killed in the recent shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine.

Karena Tapsak and her son Peter presenting a check from Mountain View Music to Rev. Robert Hitchens, pastor of Saints Joachim and Anna Church in Front Royal.

Mountain View Music has a full program of summer music appreciation courses for children; check out their Facebook page. The Shenandoah Valley Homeschool Choir is giving a performance on May 7 at 2 pm at the New Hope Bible Church – all are welcome to attend.