Members of Parliament who donated instruments to area schools that would allow students to participate in the Bahamas National High School Marching Band Competition to be held on March 29 are pictured in Parliament Square viewing the instruments on March 13. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson).

Nassau, The Bahamas - Jerome Fitzgerald, Minister of Education, Science and Technology recently thanked Members of Parliament for their response to his appeal for donations from their constituency fund to purchase musical instruments for schools in their area, participating in the Bahamas National High School Marching Band Competition. Parliamentarians viewed the items during a presentation on March 13 in Parliament Square.

Students from New Providence and the Family Islands will compete in the event which takes place on Saturday, March 29 at the Kendal G. L. Isaacs Gymnasium.

Bernard Nottage, Minister of National Security, is pictured testing a drum while Parliamentarians viewed instruments donated to schools for the Bahamas National High School Marching Band Competition to be held on March 29. Theo Neilly, MP for North Eleuthera, is shown holding the drum. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson).

Obie Wilchombe, Minister of Tourism, blows one of the instruments donated by Members of Parliament to schools participating in the Bahamas National High School Marching Band Competition to be held on March 29 at the Kendal G. L. Isaacs Gymnasium.Pictured at right is Perry Gomez, Minister of Health. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson).