Junior Rohit Limaye and Music Department Leader Leslie Imse worked in conjunction on the recent instrument drive, which focused on the donation and redistribution of musical instruments. The drive, which took place on April 28 in the band
room, was designed to ensure that young musicians are able to participate in school music programs in spite of financial limitations.

Limaye has been working with the Music Department on this project in the hope that it would become an annual event. The drive allows students and community members to drop off instruments that can be sold at a lower price or donated to younger elementary aged students.

“I know that many people, especially myself, have lots of old instruments lying around their houses that other people can use. The Music Department in Farmington is exceptional, and I and so many others have gotten so much out of it, I wanted to be able to give the same opportunities that I have had to others,” Limaye said.

By the end of the drive, Limaye and Imse received a total of 30 to 40 instruments. Music store owners Mike Seery of Seery Strings and Jim Martocchio of Martocchio Music volunteered to appraise and evaluate repairs of the donated instruments. The instruments will be given to students who have expressed a need in receiving one in the following months.

“It has been really nice to see what [Limaye] and Mrs. Imse are doing with this project, It’s heartwarming to know
that so many people in the community care about the future of the music program,” senior Hannah Clark said.

The project will continue in the coming years, and Limaye hopes to gain more participation in the community through further communication with people in town, while also expanding the amount of publicity. They seek to aid other towns in the surrounding areas.