Luz A Salento Foundation

The Luz A Salento Foundation is an organization that works for the arts of the small town of Salento, Quindío in Colombia. This organization was created in 2002 in a community that lack for opportunities for kids and youth. Based in Salento the organization serves children between 4 and 16 years old from different origins and family challenges. The board of directors is formed by 7 members plus a supportive group of 24 associates, all of them working as volunteers.

History

Luz Amelia Henao de Olier was a

foundation

in her memory.

Funds

Since its beginning funding for teachers’ payroll, rent, and services has been provided by volunteers and private founders. With these founds the foundation tries to accomplish its social and particular objectives of bring an opportunity to children to have a healthy and productive life.

Activities

The music and arts education is the main activity of the foundation. Today it serves 70 kids of different ages. They begin with the pre-orchestra program and end with the

symphonic. The foundation members believe is that if these young kids take an instrument

in their hands, that instrument will never be changed for a weapon.

Instruments taught

Percussion – Piano

Events

Quindío region. Among the cities that the orchestra has visited are: Filandia, Circasia, Barcelona, Quimbaya, and Armenia.^[1]

References

^ Alejandro Alexis and Gañan Villanueva (2005-10-01). "Fundación Luz A. Salento realizará tertulia musical" (in Spanish). La Cronica del Quindío. Retrieved 2008-05-05.

External links

Luz A Salento Website (in Spanish)
Facebook Group

[Alexis-1] Alejandro Alexis and Gañan Villanueva (2005-10-01). "Fundación Luz A. Salento realizará tertulia musical" (in Spanish). La Cronica del Quindío. Retrieved 2008-05-05.

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