2017 Wilson Family Foundation

Twenty years from now a child will be born, like all children, with a love and innate talent for music – but to a family without the financial resources to make the most of those gifts. This child does not yet have a name, but his or her musical education is already assured.

Herb and Janice Wilson have supported the Preucil School of Music since its founding in 1975. Their most recent gift, through the Wilson Family Foundation, earmarks $15,000 per year for the next 25 years to help deserving students avail themselves of the outstanding opportunities at the school.

Think about what that means.

A 10-year-old child who started his or her lessons at the Preucil School in 1975 will be 76 when the final installment of this sustaining contribution will be paid.

The child slated to arrive 20 years from now could easily be a grandchild, or even great-grandchild, of that founding student, which means the Wilsons would have had a direct impact on three or four generations of Preucil students—and that’s just through 2041.

Combined with their generosity throughout the history of the School and volunteer service, the Wilsons’ impact to Preucil’s students will literally last as long as the school does.

Each year, a new group of children will pick up their instruments, an inflection point in their young lives. They may never meet Herb and Janice, but like the creations of our greatest composers, the music the Wilsons made possible will be played forever, lifting hearts and souls as long as we can imagine.

A child 20 years from being born isn’t able to thank the Wilsons, but we can do it on his or her behalf.

Thank you, Herb and Janice Wilson. From all of us.