{"id":4,"date":"2013-07-26T11:48:42","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T11:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-09-13T12:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:57:15","slug":"leon-friends-of-music-inc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/?page_id=4","title":{"rendered":"Leon Friends of Music, Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>LEON FRIENDS OF MUSIC, INC.<\/b><br \/>Founded as Leon Choral Parents in 1971.<br \/>Incorporated as Leon Friends of Music, Inc May 2000.<\/h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Leon Friends of Music is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.<\/h2>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">See donor levels below:<\/h5>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LFM-donor-levels.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3338 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LFM-donor-levels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LFM-donor-levels.png 720w, http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LFM-donor-levels-300x107.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Any donation amount is appreciated, no amount is too small!!<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All donations are tax deductible<br \/>Click &#8220;donate&#8221; below to designate your donation amount<\/p>\r\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/> <input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"ZNLZZL98KJ5SA\" \/> <input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">please do not pay NYC payments here<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">************************************************************************************<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reasons to donate to Leon Friends of Music, Inc.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>We have a significant number of students who cannot afford their chorus fees, but we do not want that to deter their participation!<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>We cannot purchase sheet music from student FEES. We spend well over $1200 PER CONCERT just for the sheet music.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>With no assistance from LFM, Allstate and ACDA would be financially impossible.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Selling stuff is painful and time consuming.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Money donated to Leon Friends of Music is easily accessible \u2013 if there are last minute expenses that do not leave time for the LCS purchase card approval process, LFM is available instantly!<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Purchasing is halted in June and July \u2013 LFM helps us make Summer Show purchases!<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Leon Friends\u2019 Passes<\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LFM, Inc. is a registered non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductable and go directly towards expenses incurred by the Choral Department. Friends donations and concert donations are the major source of funds for the budget. As a donating member you will receive a Friends Pass that will admit you to Fall, Winter, and Spring Concerts. We gladly accept donations from businesses as well as individuals. The LFM budget is totally committed to helping faculty and students pursue their musical goals. Be a FRIEND!!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Pullen Scholarship Fund<\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dale Pullen Memorial Golf Tournament was established by the Pullen family to honor the memory of their son and raise money for college scholarships to Leon music students. The first STAR Award of $500 was given in 2000. The fund has grown to the current level of $5000 in scholarships annually! A $2000 STAR Award and between 5-7 $500 Pullen Scholarships are now given each year to outstanding Leon Choral students. This is a separate entityfrom Leon friends of Music donations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though the Golf Tournament does not still exist, the Leon Chorus students will forever benefit each year from these scholarships, as the endowment will perpetually support the presentation of these scholarships. We are forever grateful to the Pullen family!<\/p>\r\n<\/form>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEON FRIENDS OF MUSIC, INC.Founded as Leon Choral Parents in 1971.Incorporated as Leon Friends of Music, Inc May 2000. Leon Friends of Music is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. See donor levels below: Any donation amount is appreciated, no amount is too small!! All donations are tax deductibleClick &#8220;donate&#8221; below to designate your donation amount please &#8230; <a title=\"Leon Friends of Music, Inc.\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/?page_id=4\" aria-label=\"Read more about Leon Friends of Music, Inc.\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3341,"href":"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/3341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.leonperformingarts.org\/newsite\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}