ATHFest Educates, a local non-profit organization, recently donated 15 violins to the UGA String Project, another local effort to put instruments in the hands of children who do not have an orchestra program in their school.
ATHFest Educates was founded in an attempt to extend Athens' rich music scene to local school students. The group raises money through year-round fundraising and ticket sales to events such as the ATHFest Music and Arts Festival, ATHFeast, and the Athens GA Half Marathon.
ATHFest director Jared Bailey presented a $5000 grant to UGA String Project director Dr. Skip Taylor and Ronald Sachs (of Ronald Sachs violins) in an intimate ceremony. Each of the student violins bears a plaque which reads "donated by ATHFest Educates!"
