School of the Arts working on $100K grant match challenge

Published 3:10 pm Thursday, September 14, 2023

PHOTO SUBMITTED The Mississippi School of the Arts has been challenged by the Pittman Family Foundation to match a $100,000 grant received in December 2022 from the foundation. Donations can come from individual donors, fundraisers and grants. MSA has raised $66,000 to-date. Anyone who would like to donate can visit msabrookhaven.org or mail a contribution to MSA Foundation, P.O. Box 229, Brookhaven MS 39602. From left, State Board of Education member Bill Jacobs, MSA Executive Director Suzanne Hirsch, Tom Pittman, and MSA principal Avery Peagler.

The Mississippi School of the Arts has been challenged by the Pittman Family Foundation to match a $100,000 grant received in December 2022 from the foundation. Donations can come from individual donors, fundraisers and grants. MSA has raised $66,000 to-date.

Anyone who would like to donate can visit msabrookhaven.org or mail a contribution to MSA Foundation, P.O. Box 229, Brookhaven MS 39602. A native of Brookhaven, Bob Pittman is the co-founder of MTV and iHeartMedia.

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