Vision

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The Powell Group will be a growing, dynamic organization made up of diverse companies.

Corporate Values

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  • The honoring of commitments, both personal and professional
  • Sound financial performance, as measured by the organization's standards
  • Everyone contributing to the achievement of the mission of our organization
  • Peak performers receiving more from this organization
  • The importance of innovation
  • Everyone is governed by the same rules
  • Everyone communicating directly, openly and honestly
  • Excellence in product quality and customer service
  • Personal and professional growth is a part of everyone's goal

Corporate Giving: Kids’ Orchestra

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Kids’ Orchestra of Baton Rouge, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, offers group instrumental instruction, instruments and performance opportunities to students in kindergarten through fifth grade from public, private and charter elementary schools across East Baton Rouge Parish.  

This El Sistema based after-school music program for elementary-age students provides the opportunity to study and play an instrument as an orchestra. The program also includes tutoring, homework help, transportation and a healthy snack.

Kids’ Orchestra’s mission is to bring children of all cultures and backgrounds together using music education as a vehicle to foster teamwork, develop understanding, and emphasize excellence

Kids’ Orchestra was founded in 2010, and the after-school program was inaugurated in the 2011-2012 school year with less than 50 students in two schools. In its second year, Kids’ Orchestra expanded to eight schools at three different sites. The demand and need for this program in the community has fostered Kids’ Orchestra’s tremendous growth: during the 2013-2014 school year, 500 students from 16 public, private, and charter schools participated in the program.

The after-school program continues to expand, serving 800 students at 24 schools while employing 70 teachers in the 2014-2015 school year. Participating students in kindergarten through fifth grade meet twice a week for ninety minutes for homework help, a healthy snack, and music classes. Students meet once a month for all-orchestra rehearsals in preparation for an end-of-semester concert. This year, we have about 100 students on a waiting list. It is the only music-based program in the region geared toward K-5 education.

New to the 2014-2015 school year is the Kids’ Orchestra Kids’ Choir. Under the direction of Sarah Bartolome, professor of Music Education at LSU, the Kids’ Choir will meet after-school on Mondays from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Christian Life Academy and monthly for weekend rehearsals with Kids’ Orchestra instrumental students. The Kids’ Choir is open to all K-5th grade students in the Baton Rouge area.

If you would like to help or to learn more about Kids’ Orchestra, please contact:

Jody Hanet, Executive Director
Phone Number: 225.922.4656
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: www.KidsOrchestra.org

Corporate Giving: Powell Group Fund

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The Powell Group Fund was established at the Baton Rouge Area Foundation in appreciation of The Powell Group’s employees whose productivity make it possible for The Powell Group to give back to the community. The purpose of the fund is to support non-profit organizations demonstrating they have planned their projects with respect to the community’s greatest opportunities, particularly in the areas of arts and humanities, community development, education, environment, health care, and human services. Since origination, The Powell Group Fund has helped over one hundred non-profit organizations in the Baton Rouge, LA, Lake Charles, LA, Panama City, FL and Sioux City, IA geographic areas, donating more than one million dollars. A few of the organizations the fund has helped include:

 

For more information about how you can apply for a grant from the Powell Group Fund, please visit the Baton Rouge Area Foundation website, or click here.