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Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 1/7/2023 10:10 PM Subject: CMS band director to be presented with Barry Manilow music teacher award
WCNC Charlotte, 05 January 2023 A Charlotte band director is set to receive a music teacher award from award-winning singer Barry Manilow during a show in Charlotte later this month. On Wednesday, it was announced that Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology's Walter Suggs the Manilow Music Project Music Teacher Award. The award is given to one teacher in each city that Manilow performs in, and it consists of $5,000 in cash as well as $5,000 in 'Manilow bucks' to purchase musical instruments for their school’s music program. Suggs was nominated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and the Spectrum Center for the award. “It is wonderful to partner with our concert venues to identify schools and music teachers in their neighborhoods that deserve this small token of my gratitude, Manilow. “Many school music programs have either been terminated, or their funds have been severely depleted. I always want to do my part through The Manilow Music Project to keep music in schools.” Since its inception, the Manilow Music Project has given away over $10 million worth of funds and music instrument donations. Suggs will meet the Grammy Award winner at the one-night-only set, happening Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Spectrum Center. Find more information about the performance here.
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