My name is Abram and I love to play the bass clarinet. This summer, I've been accepted as a student for Lutheran Summer Music Academy at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. We will not only be studying sacred and church music, but they also offer all sorts of musical instruction.

While there, I am especially looking forward to playing in the jazz ensembles because that's something I've never done before.

LSM offers matching grants to assist funding student's tuition and I am hoping to find folks to help me take advantage of their offer. If you are able to give even $10 toward this great summer camp, I would very much appreciate it. My time there will undoubtably broaden my musical horizons, and I am very excited for this great learning opportunity.

Thank you for your generosity and support!

Note from LSM: Abram is eligible to receive up to $500 from LSM as a 50% match to funds raised through May 15. In other words, if Abram raises $1,000 by May 15, Abram will be eligible for the full match. Any funds raised beyond that will help to further defray costs for Abram's family. To contribute towards Abram's tuition, you can give two ways:

Online through this page. Givebutter will automatically apply online processing fees (which you can opt out of paying) and a suggested "tip" (which you can set to zero). If you do not pay the online processing fee, LSM will. This will not affect your payment amount toward Abram's tuition.
Mail a check to LSM, PO Box 8687, Minneapolis, MN 55408. Checks should be made out to Lutheran Summer Music, with Abram's name in the memo line.

Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival (LSM) is the nation’s premier faith-based music academy for high school students. In addition to advanced musical instruction and numerous performance opportunities, LSM students form an intentional community, living together for four weeks on a Lutheran college campus. Since 1981, this unique and immersive program has guided the lives of young musicians who credit LSM as the starting place for their future careers and vocations.

LSM was founded to celebrate and extend the rich musical heritage of the Lutheran church. Our founders believed that by providing high-quality training and performance opportunities to young musicians they could cultivate a lifelong love of classical and sacred music, thus preserving these art forms for generations to come.

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