The Annapolis (MD) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated is accepting applications for its Joyce Picot McManus (JPM) Musical Grant. This grant is in memory of the significant contributions to the arts made by Mrs. McManus and her legacy of musical excellence. A gifted soloist and pianist, and an award-winning choir director, McManus devoted three decades to music education in the Anne Arundel County Public School System. Additionally, as a revered champion of the arts, McManus founded and served on the boards of numerous arts and civic organizations, including the Annapolis Opera, the Annapolis Fine Arts Club and the Cultural Arts Board of Anne Arundel County.
The JPMMusicalGrantis designed to provide high potential students in underrepresented communities, with an award of up to two thousand dollars for tools and training to further their music development. Applicants must attend Anne Arundel County Schools in grades nine through twelve. Whether a student is a music novice or experienced, or if their style is classical, country, jazz, blues, rock, rap, or hip-hop, the JPMMusicalGrantcan enhance their artistic expression. Students can apply online at www.annapolislinks.org/scholarship/
Established in 1946, The Links, Incorporated is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations for women, with 299 chapters in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the United Kingdom. The Annapolis (MD) Chapter was founded in 1962. For over 60 years, Annapolis members have been directly involved in the educational, economic and cultural advancement of residents throughout Anne Arundel County and abroad.
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