Two Canadian coins, one featuring a polar bear and the other a textured silver center, sit against a grey background patterned with maple leaves.

Be a part of Toonies for Tenors and help bring Trinidad and Tobago&rsquo;s national instrument to Niagara.Your support will go towards purchasing two Tenor Steel Pans from Trinidad and Tobago for educational purposes. A single tenor steel pan costs approximately $1500 CAD, and by donating $2 or more, your funds will help purchase tenor steel pans for the Brock University Faculty of Education department for the Teacher Education Program. This will allow future music teachers to increase their knowledge and diversify their learning on this culturally significant instrument. Trinidad and Tobago has launched a new $10 coin that commemorates the steel pan, aptly named the TENor, and the exchange rate between Canada and Trinidad is approximately 1:5, making a toonie the same value monetary as a tenor. If the minimum goal of $1000 is reached, Twinning will contribute $500 towards the purchase as part of a memorial in the name of Patrick Nunes. Patrick Nunes was co-founder of PK Hummingbird, a local steel pan band in Niagara, and the St. Catharines Twinning Association would like to commemorate his dedication to the art and education of the Pan Arts by continuing his legacy with the education of steel pan in Niagara. If the $1000 minimum goal is not raised, funds from donations will be allocated to educational scholarships to students at both Brock University and Niagara College.

Be a part of Toonies for Tenors and help bring Trinidad and Tobago’s national instrument to Niagara.Your support will go towards purchasing two Tenor Steel Pans from Trinidad and Tobago for educational purposes. A single tenor steel pan costs approximately $1500 CAD, and by donating $2 or more, your funds will help purchase tenor steel pans for the Brock University Faculty of Education department for the Teacher Education Program. This will allow future music teachers to increase their knowledge and diversify their learning on this culturally significant instrument. Trinidad and Tobago has launched a new $10 coin that commemorates the steel pan, aptly named the TENor, and the exchange rate between Canada and Trinidad is approximately 1:5, making a toonie the same value monetary as a tenor. If the minimum goal of $1000 is reached, Twinning will contribute $500 towards the purchase as part of a memorial in the name of Patrick Nunes. Patrick Nunes was co-founder of PK Hummingbird, a local steel pan band in Niagara, and the St. Catharines Twinning Association would like to commemorate his dedication to the art and education of the Pan Arts by continuing his legacy with the education of steel pan in Niagara. If the $1000 minimum goal is not raised, funds from donations will be allocated to educational scholarships to students at both Brock University and Niagara College.

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