Boys & Girls Club percussion program earns national recognition

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties’ Music and Arts Center percussion program received national recognition for program excellence.

IMPACT percussion received a merit award for program excellence in the arts category during the Boys & Girls Clubs’ 110th national conference in New Orleans in early May. The award, which comes with $2,500, will be used by the percussion program to buy new equipment.

IMPACT is a competitive winter percussion ensemble from the Music and Arts Center in downtown Kennewick.

Last year, the group took first place in competitions in Vancouver, Wash., and Salem, Ore.

This story was originally published June 24, 2016 at 3:34 PM with the headline "Boys & Girls Club percussion program earns national recognition."