The GDYO Parents Guild is a parent run organization that supports the staff and musicians of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra in two areas: volunteering and fundraising.  GDYO Guild members provide snacks to the musicians at rehearsals, organize and staff social and recognition events, contribute to scholarships and special projects, and financially support the organization. Fundraising efforts include membership donations and selling fundraising merchandise at concerts, rehearsals and online.

Please help support GDYO by becoming a Parents Guild member!

Your participation enhances your child’s musical experience by: 

• Filling the gap! For each GDYO student, the Parent’s Guild helps subsidize the  $800 gap between tuition costs and the actual cost for each GDYO student. 
• Offering special events/parties for the musicians throughout the season.
• Sponsoring concert audio recordings which are now free to parents! 
• If memberships reach $55k, we will be able to have video recordings of all of  our concerts available only to Parents Guild members. 
• Your donation is tax deductible!  
• Split it up! Memberships of $240 or more can be split into 8 payments automatically billed to your credit card. 
• Corporate matching – Many employers match donations. Families with a  corporate match of $120 or more will receive a special GDYO gift. With corporate  matching and board matching your donation will be quadrupled!
• The Parent’s Guild is GDYO’s largest donor, and our gifts encourage  other donors to give!

GDYO’s Board will match our membership revenue dollar-for -dollar up to our goal of $40,000!

Click here to view the full list of Membership Perks