"Success is not built on what we accomplish for ourselves;
its foundation lies in what we do for others."
"This is the philosophy of Trish Doll, a local
award-winning entrepreneur, dedicated mother, and one who bases
her life and work on stewardship and giving back to the community!
Her volunteerism equals heroism for she gives above and beyond to
others. One of the many examples is her initiative to save classical
music in the local school district after receiving word of budget
cuts. She created the Save Our Strings (SOS) Initiative and rallied
the communities of parents and students together that involved months
of hard work. As an end result, she managed to convince the school
district and saved the string program-preserving the arts in schools
- her passion! Trish continually enriches the lives of those around
her -may her desire to foster string music education in schools
grow nationwide for generations to come."
Trish Doll will continue to broaden her
SOS Initiative through the upcoming www.saveourstrings.com Web site,
which is under development at this time. We will announce when the
site is activated.
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"...I came to know Trish as the parent
of one of my elementary orchestra students during the last few years
of my teaching career. When I announced my retirement in April of
2009, the school district decided to discontinue the orchestra portion
of the music program. This program had been in existence since 1931.
Immediately, Trish sprang into action to prevent this from happening
by organizing the S.O.S! or "Save Our Strings!" initiative.
She gathered facts, figures regarding the academic/social benefits
to children that a string/orchestra program provides. She organized
students, parents, community members and string educators in support
of this initiative. Her presentation to the school board changed
the course of their action, and she single-handedly saved the orchestra
program. Her enthusiasm and dedication to the arts, and likewise
to the students have left an impact that will be felt for a long
time to come..."
Jeff Hackenberger Retired Music Educator
String Instrumental/Orchestra Instructor
Eastern Lancaster County School District
See SOS Initiative
Materials and the Governor's Recognition -->
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