Special Events
Please bring NON-PERISHABLE food items to the March 13 concert,
"The Planets & The Heavens."
If you are unable to attend the concert, you may drop off food donations
at the ABT Box Office Lobby March 1 through March 13.
Let's Top Last Year's Food Drive Success!
In March 2009, we collected about 1,500 pounds of food valued at over $2,000!
The idea of a food drive was inspired by The Soloist, a film based on a true story of how musicians from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and friendship, made a profound difference in the life of Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a mentally ill and homeless classical musician who had trained at Julliard. We encourage you to watch the movie, starring Jamie Foxx as Nathanial Ayers, if you haven't already seen it.
The Billings Symphony Orchestra & Chorale is one of many orchestras participating in this world-wide effort "Orchestras Feeding America," a program of both the League of American Orchestras and Feeding America.
Last year the statistic was 1 in 8 people go hungry.
This year 1 in 5 people go hungry.
Music Feeds the Soul... Let's Help Feed Bellies!
Most Needed Food:
Dry Soup | Rice | Powdered/Canned Milk | Macaroni & Cheese
Cereal | Peanut Butter | Beans | Canned Fruit & Vegetables
Tuna | Canned Meats | Stew | Soup | Pasta | Fruit Juices/Sip-Sized Juices
Items we CANNOT Accept:
Items in glass jars/bottles | Unlabeled or dented cans | Any open or resealed package
Perishable foods | Homemade foods | Expired products | Money
Clothing, diapers or other non-food items
According to the League of American Orchestras, in 2009, 250 orchestras collected more than
200,000 pounds of food. Let's be a part of the effort to do even better in 2010!
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