The Fund Making Music, Making a Difference Supported by The Kayla Marie Adsit Memorial Foundation
The Fund’s Mission: “The Kayla Fund” provides assistance to students in the Poudre School District who have demonstrated financial needs and who have a sincere wish to develop their musical talents.
Background Kayla Adsit was a wonderful, caring young woman who was tragically killed in a car accident three weeks before her high school graduation from Rocky Mountain High School. Kayla was a gifted musician who loved music, children and especially helping others in need. This foundation endeavors to carry on her legacy by helping students in the Poudre School District, who are financially disadvantaged, pursue their love of music.
The Fund’s Approach: The principals of PSD Junior High and High Schools, along with their music faculty, identify students who have demonstrated financial needs and who have a sincere interest in becoming more involved in their school’s musical groups. Music teachers identify their students’ specific music related needs. They provide the list of needs to the foundation’s board of directors for consideration. The foundation then seeks to provide for those needs. The hope of the foundation is that that assistance will allow students to then participate in school musical functions. The foundation, along with the students benefitting from it and the musical groups they belong to, participate in foundation-raisers to further the foundation’s ability to meet the growing needs of the community.
Who Benefits? The students: The families: The schools: The community: Enjoy the opportunity to improve upon and showcase their talents Become an integral part of their school, participating in musical events and competitions Enhance their self-esteem with a sense of accomplishment. The families: Receive assistance to allow their students to participate in activities they would have otherwise been unable to participate in. Experience the joy of seeing their students grow musically. The schools: Receive assistance for their music departments unavailable due to budget constraints Enhance the school’s musical and performance venue infrastructure Enhance the musical experience for all students. The community: Enjoy the talents of the students performances, Engage students in productive endeavors Improve graduation rates through student involvement.
Giving Back…
Potential Types of Assistance (in order of likely implementation) Band uniforms & choir dresses / boy’s attire Sheet Music Costumes Tuition for musical events (e.g. CMEA, competitions) Musical instruments Financial assistance for performance trips PSD School Music Infrastructure / Program Enhancements Tuition for Private Lessons / Tutoring? Music Scholarships for High Achieving Graduating Students