Scholarships/Donations
The Granite City Community Band is a full not-for-profit corporation that exists solely on the donations and contributions from the community.
Granite City Band Wayne Rice Scholarship
The Granite City Community Band sponsors a yearly scholarship for a member of the band who has shown a dedication to the arts who is continuing on in their education. The scholarship is awarded in the spring, and the recipient must be an active member of any of the bands. Preference is given for students continuing on in music, but if no applicants will be majoring in a fine arts degree, consideration is opened up to others. Preference is also given to graduating high school students, though again, if this does not apply to any of the applicants, any active band member attending college who applies will be considered. Review and selection for the scholarship among the applicants is done by the band board. In years where there are no applicants, the scholarship is skipped for that year. For questions about the scholarship, please contact board@graniteband.com.
Previous recipients of the Granite City Community Band scholarship:
- 2023 – Damian Morris, percussion (SIUE)
- 2018 – Katie Matecki, trumpet (Collinsville High School, Indiana State University)
- 2018 – Nick Haddock, saxophone (Northern Illinois University)
- 2017 – Zachary May, alto sax (Granite City High School, SIUE)
- 2017 – Carl Eastman, trumpet (Edwardsville High School, Missouri University of Science and Technology)
- 2013 – Mary Liszewski, alto sax (Triad High School, McKendree University)
- 2010 – Jacqui Rogers, flute (Granite City High School, Milliken University)
- 2007 – Emily Rigdon, trumpet (Edwardsville High School, SIUE)
- 2005 – Cally Laughlin, clarinet (Granite City High School, DePaul University)
- 2003 – Sarah Rigdon, flute (Granite City High School, SWIC/SIUE/McKendree)
- Beth Wilhelm, french horn (Collinsville High School, Murray State)
Donations
The Granite City Community Band is a 501(c) not-for-profit corporation that operates solely through annual contributions and free-will donations taken at our concerts from friends like you. All money we receive goes to purchasing equipment, music, programs and additional operating expenses. Money donated is tax deductible.
If you would like to support the band in a more formal manner on an annual basis, please email board@graniteband.com. If you would like to designate your gift in honor of or in memory of someone, please note it with an email. Upon receipt of your donation, your name or corporation will appear under the appropriate category in subsequent concert programs, unless you wish to remain anonymous.
2024-2025
Friend- Dorothy Berry, David & Marian Hoskin, John & Marlene Fagala, Theodore & Norma Macios, Alejandra & Octavio Aldana
Donor- Neal Strebel, Wilbert & Gussie Glasper, James & Susan Edmann, Charles Preston & Karla Frost, Thompson Real Estate
Associate-Joyce & Charles Alexander, Bob & Annette Schoeberle & Family
Patron-Billie Strauser, Delmar Tegtmeier, Gary & Gloria Kassprovich, St. Louis Investment Advisors
Benefactor-Liszewski Family Trust, Dave & Cora Miller, Steve & Pat Rigdon