Supporting our young musicians simply takes a minimum donation of $25 for a year's membership. As a society member you will receive a quarterly newsletter with all the news of the orchestra, upcoming events, player and parent news, and lots more. Donations are entirely tax deductible.

Join the 300 individuals and businesses in our community who care about young people and music by joining the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra Society. Your contribution helps us make music!

Endowments and Bursaries support the GVYO and its players.

The GVYO/Stuart Knussen Endowment Fund, named for our founding music director, was established with the purpose of sustaining the orchestra's operations. Tax deductible contributions (cash or cheque) to the GVYO Stuart Knussen Endowment may be made directly to the GVYO. Your donation to the Knussen Endowment benefits the orchestra as a whole.

Related to our internal Knussen Fund is the Victoria Foundation GVYO/Stuart Knussen Endowment, whose purpose is identical: the orchestra's sustainability. This Fund was established in 2007, with money from our internal Knussen Fund and matching grants from the BC provincial government. The Victoria Foundation acts as steward of the Fund, issuing endowment income to the orchestra semi-annually. The Victoria Foundation accepts donations of cash, stocks, mutual funds or bonds. If you choose to donate to the Foundation's GVYO/Stuart Knussen Endowment Fund, specify the Victoria Foundation GVYO/Stuart Knussen Endowment when making your donation. Note: while the Victoria Foundation continues to accept donations, the provincial Matching Grant Programme concluded in December 2009.

'Click' on the Victoria Foundation logo for information about our Endowment Management

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John Money Bursaries - named in honour of our first President, these bursaries are available to student players needing assistance towards payment of annual GVYO membership fees. Specify John Money Bursaries when making your donation.

GVYO Scholarships - a number of awards have been endowed by friends and patrons of the GVYO, to assist outstanding players with their musical studies. Information about these is available from the GVYO Office 250-360-1121

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A note from our Season Sponsor:

Music was an incredible inspiration for me, whether it was playing my violin, piano, guitar or saxophone, setting up recording equipment or writing MP3 software in the mid-1990s. I think music by nature is an inquisitive language, invoking curiosity in both the listener and the player. Through music I learned to be curious about the world around me. Instead of learning as a student, I wanted to truly understand. This "learned curiosity" has served me well in life and in my career.

I enthusiastically support the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra knowing that each of these students has the opportunity to develop a confidence that will contribute to a fulfilling life and a successful career. All the best for a great season!

Richard E. Hughes, CFP
Vice President & Investment Advisor
RBC Dominion Securities
707 Fort St. - 1st Floor
Victoria, BC V8W 3G1

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