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Thriving Charity Advocates Donates $30,000 to Partners for Strings

Partners for Strings Inc. (PFS), a 501(c)(3) organization based in the U.S. Virgin Islands, recently received another major donation from one of its generous supporters. Thriving Charity Advocates LLC., an EDC beneficiary on St. Thomas, donated $30,000 towards the Partners for Strings Virgin Islands Youth Orchestra. The orchestra provides a free after-school music program for ages 6 to 17. The program is currently active on St. Thomas, but it plans to expand to St. Croix.

Thriving Charity Advocates (TCA) is led by award-winning music producers Wesley Campbell and David Wagner. Thriving Charity Advocates impacts the forgotten, marginalized and poor by connecting artists, tours and live events with humanitarian organizations to leverage the stage and empower audiences to raise the funds necessary to change lives in a tangible way. The donation was presented by Lauryl Knowles, office manager of Thriving Charity Advocates; and Evangeline Cuadra, a legal assistant with Marjorie Rawls Roberts P.C.; Thriving Charity Advocates Board of Directors; Gloria Gumbs; James H. Gumbs Jr. and Priscilla Lynn accepted the donation.

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