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Rockport committee acknowledges donations to music program, including $500 memorial gift

Rockport School Committee · April 20, 2026
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Summary

The committee announced multiple donations to the music department, including a $500 gift in memory of Russell Welch from Ruth Elena MacArthur (with a matching pledge from Gortons of Gloucester), several art donations and raffle prizes.

Superintendent Mark Bracco reported donations supporting the district's music program: a $500 memorial gift from Ruth Elena MacArthur with a matching pledge from Gortons of Gloucester; a $195 gift from Kathleen Miller of Art Nook Gallery; a pair of gift certificates from Carrie DeFort valued at $85 each (raffle prizes); and donated artwork from staff members that were used in the music department raffle.

The chair and committee members thanked the donors and noted the funds and raffle proceeds will go directly to support the Rockport music department programs. No formal vote was required; the committee recorded the gifts as correspondence.