How well do you sleep at night? You spend about a third of your life in bed, so make sure you do it comfortably!
On Saturday, May 21, the Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) Commons will be transformed into a mattress showroom, when the Lyme-Old Lyme Friends of Music host the “Mattresses for Music” event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brand new, name-brand mattresses will be on display and available for ordering at up to half the price found at retail shops, with full factory warranties. Cash, check, or credit cards will be accepted.
Plus … pick up a discount card at the front door and save even more. Friends of Music receives a bonus for every mattress sold. Mattresses are available in all sizes and types, including memory foam. Also included are mattress protectors, luxury pillows, and adjustable beds. Delivery, setup, and removal of old mattresses are available as well.
“Mattresses for Music” is just one of several fundraisers that Friends of Music is conducting this year in its effort to help defray the cost of sending LOLHS student musicians to represent Connecticut at Pearl Harbor commemoration ceremonies. On Dec. 7, high school bands and choruses from the United States and Japan will gather in Hawaii to perform at ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the beginning of United States involvement in World War II.
Among those school groups will be 105 members of the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Band and Chorus, the only school in Connecticut — and one of only two from New England — to be participating in the event. LOLHS Chorus and Band members, along with Choral Director Kristine Pekar and Band Director Jacob Wilson, are busy preparing for this performance, which will demonstrate how cultures once opposed can come together to present a musical gift to the world.
There is a substantial cost for this trip and Friends of Music is committed to raising funds to help cover these costs. Other projects under way include ongoing sales of Stop & Shop “Cash for Causes” cards; a “Dine-in” at Flanders Fish restaurant in East Lyme on May 23; and the “Hawaii Five-O” 5K road race on July 30. Information on these and other projects, as well as a direct donation portal, can be found on the Friends of Music website or e-mail [email protected] for more information. As a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Friends of Music can accept matching funds from employers.
“Mattresses for Music” will be held at Lyme-Old Lyme High School, 69 Lyme Street, Old Lyme.