For its 2021-22 car raffle, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s Volunteers for Symphony won a Spotlight Award from the Volunteer Council of the League of American Orchestras. The raffle brought in $22,000 for the QCSO’s music education programs, and will be repeated this year.
“The Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s Volunteers for Symphony (VfS) is one of four volunteer organizations picked by the Volunteer Council of the League of American Orchestras to win a Spotlight Award,” writes Jonathan Turner in Monday’s (1/23) Our Quad Cities (Iowa/Illinois). “The Volunteer Council’s annual award program recognizes outstanding projects done by volunteer associations from around the country to help ensure the success of their orchestras. Spotlight Awards are given for projects that have contributed to the success of an overall initiative or for a noteworthy tactic or activity…. VfS will receive its award at the League’s National Conference in Pittsburgh, June 14-16, 2023. During a session for fellow volunteers at the conference, VfS President Darlene Link will share details of the project…. ‘The League’s Volunteer Council knows firsthand the rewards and challenges of planning and executing volunteer projects,’ Janet Cabot, president of the Volunteer Council and a member of the Madison Symphony Orchestra League, said … ‘Our goal is to acknowledge and share innovative projects from across the country and in doing so provide inspiration to fellow volunteers.’ ”
