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A benefit rock concert to raise money for underfunded music programs in Orange County schools pulled in more than $161,000 last month. The money raised at this year’s Encore for Education concert a…
A benefit rock concert to raise money for underfunded music programs in Orange County schools pulled in more than $161,000 last month.
The money raised at this year’s Encore for Education concert at the Anaheim House of Blues will go toward Music Matters, a program created by Newport Beach–based Buchanan Children’s Charities, the philanthropic arm of the real estate firm Buchanan Street Partners.
More than 50 Orange County businesses contributed to the fundraiser.
This year’s proceeds will be used to purchase instruments for the Ocean View, Cypress and Centralia school districts.
“With the money raised this year for Music Matters, we are able to restart three public school district’s music programs, allowing thousands of students to benefit from music education, ” said Robert Brunswick, president of Buchanan Children’s Charities and CEO of the real estate firm.
The money will allow those school districts to hire music teachers and purchase supplies to launch music programs in elementary schools, Steve Venz, Coordinator of Visual and Performing Arts at the Orange County Department of Education.
“Future students who will participle in music education programs will be impacted for many years to come, ” he said.
A portion of the proceeds will go to Court Appointed Special Advocates, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit that serves neglected and abandoned children through mentoring and court representation.
Encore for Education has raised $805,450 since its debut five years ago.
“We will continue to produce this event for many years to come and we look forward to growing our partnership with CASA OC to impact even more children in Orange County, ” Brunswick said.

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