Grayson County High School band director Ashley Bell has been nominated for the Manilow Music Project.
The award is sponsored by Grammy award-winning artist Barry Manilow who will be performing at the KFC Yum! Center in August.
Bell joins nine other music teachers in the Louisville area to be eligible for the award.
The winning teacher will receive a $5,000 cash award and another $5,000 in “Manilow bucks” which can be used to purchase musical instruments for the school’s music program.
“It is wonderful to partner with our concert venues to identify schools and music teachers in their neighborhoods that deserve this small token of my gratitude,” Manilow said. “Many school music programs have either been terminated, or their funds have been severely depleted. I always want to do my part through The Manilow Music Project to keep music in schools.”
Voting is open to the public and is currently underway. The window to vote closes on Friday, July 21.
To vote for Ashley Bell and the Grayson County band, please click this link.
The winner of the award will be announced on August 1.
By: Sam Gormley, Local News
Reach Sam at sam@k105.com
