Friends of Devon Youth Music - South

As you are aware, these are difficult financial times for educational services such as ourselves. The remains of our public funding is under review and it is likely that the Music Centre will need to be financially independent in the near future. Membership subscriptions pay for about half of our expenses so to secure a long-term future we must find new sources of income.

We would be very grateful if you would consider helping us by becoming a Friend of Devon Youth Music - South. Please see this appeal from our Treasurer which gives details of what you can do to help. If you do make a donation, please complete this gift aid declaration form which allows us to reclaim the tax on your subscription at no cost to you.

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What we do

The Friends of Devon Youth Music - South are responsible for the music centre and its activities. We:

• are the governing body for the Torbay and South Devon Music Centre;
• are the trustees of the registered charity;
• meet regularly to set policies and guide the management of the Music Centre;
• raise most of the money needed to run the Music Centre;
• provide practical assistance at weekly meetings and concerts.

Our Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 9th November 2012 at Torquay Boys Grammar School. Here is a review of the Music Centre by the Friends of Devon Youth Music - South, including some bar charts showing the distribution of students and our finances.

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Who we are

The Friends of Devon Youth Music - South are led by a committee which forms the governing body and the trustees of the charity. Other members provide practical support. The committee members are:

We do not have a Secretary at the moment. If you would be willing to consider taking minutes at our meetings please contact us for more details of what is involved.

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Practical assistance

As well as raising most of the money needed to run the Music Centre, the Friends of Devon Youth Music - South provide essential practical assistance at weekly meetings and concerts. Some examples of the help provided by friends are:

• taking registers at weekly meetings
• running the tuck shop
• collecting fees
• helping and befriending members
• giving information to members and their parents
• supervising at rehearsals and workshops
• selling tickets, programmes and refreshments at concerts
• stage management
• running raffles
• administration

We are very grateful to all our friends who make Music Centre possible by their help and support.

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Please help!

If you share our conviction that music-making is a priceless experience for young people, we would welcome your support and friendship. Please contact us if you might be able to spare a little of your time to help on Friday evenings (not necessarily every week) or at concerts; or might consider joining our committee; or could be involved in fund-raising activities.

If you would like to help but are not sure how, or do not have much time to spare, please talk to us anyway - there will be something useful you can do!

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Council funding

Torbay and South Devon Music Centre is supported by:

Friends of Devon Youth Music - South is a registered charity.

Registered charity number 1069605

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