Grant from Sound Community Bank

Sound Community Foundation Awards $5,000 Grant to the Adventures in Music Project of the Port Angeles Symphony

Sequim, WA – March 17, 2011 – Sound Community Foundation is pleased to announce its recent Olympic Peninsula grant recipient. The Foundation approved a grant for the Adventures in Music program of the Port Angeles Symphony.

Adventures in Music (AIM) is a collaborative project of the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra with five school districts in Clallam County. The five districts involved are Cape Flattery, Crescent, Quillayute, Port Angeles and Sequim.

Sound Community Bank and AIM

Sound Community Foundation’s contribution will enable all elementary students, grades K-5, in Clallam County, the opportunity to hear quality live performing arts programs during the school year. Supporting curriculum materials provided to teachers offer lesson plans and suggestions for integrating the arts into other curriculum areas. Students receive a handout following the performance to reinforce the concepts presented. The curriculum and performances used are written specifically to meet the needs of the students in our local school districts and to take advantage of local resources.

Mark Wendeborn, Executive Director of the Port Angeles Symphony said “The Orchestra is grateful that Sound Community Bank will be partnering with us to enhance the lives of our children in Clallam County. This demonstrates their commitment to the communities they serve.”

The Sound Community Foundation is a qualifying 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and grants funds based upon need and circumstance where Sound Community Bank does business. The Foundation was formed as a part of the minority public offering by Sound Community Bank’s holding company, Sound Financial Inc., in 2008.

Sound Community Bank is a full-service community bank, providing personal and business banking services from offices in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Clallam Counties, and on the web at www.soundcb.com.

For additional information:

  • Foundation Contact: Laurie Stewart, (206) 448-0884 x 306
  • Branch Contact: Michelle Sorrentino, (360) 683-2818 x 504
  • Port Angeles Symphony Contact: Mark Wendeborn,
    (360) 457 5579