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Sarasota News Leader June 21, 2013 Page 83 WOMAN'S EXCHANGE AWARDS MAJOR GRANT TO PMP/SUNCOAST The board of directors of the Woman's Exchange Inc., recently awarded The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast (PMP/Suncoast) a $15,000 grant to fund the organization's Education Outreach Program. rends in the release. "Thanks to the grant we received from the Woman's Exchange last year, our in-school residency program reached nearly 4,000 local students. This is a wonderful way to celebrate the advent of our 10th anPMP/Suncoast's development director, Mar- niversary!" garet Ann Behrends, explains in a news re- Now in its fifth year, PMP/Suncoast's Educalease that the three-week, in-school residency tion Outreach Program brings professional is entirely funded by PMP/Suncoast through teaching musicians — alumni of The Perlgrants, sponsorships and individual patrons. man Music Program — into area schools in "We're honored that the Woman's Exchange Sarasota and Manatee counties during three has acknowledged this program again this separate, one-week residencies. Members year with such a generous grant," says Beh- of the acclaimed Ariel Quartet were the art- (From left) Fran Lambert, president of The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast (PMP/Suncoast); Karen Koblenz, executive director of the Woman's Exchange; and Elizabeth Power, executive director of PMP/Suncoast. Contributed photo