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to a suggestion from Gretchen Clemons (WMU's student chapter leader) the MASTA board voted to donate to the Luck's Music Library fund to help the string programs whose music libraries were destroyed by the recent hurricanes. We are going to challenge all
of the other state chapters to follow suit!</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0;">Bravo to Luck's Music for their willingness to help the members of our string family in the south.</div>
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Dear Friends and Colleagues, We have all seen the devastation Hurricane Harvey has caused in Houston and the surrounding areas in Texas. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected as they begin the process of recovering and rebuilding from this catastrophic
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Thank you! janis<br>
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<div id="Signature">Janis Shier Peterson, President
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