Vince Gill, KHS American donate over $100,000 of musical instruments to Waverly schools

Vince Gill delivered some welcome news to Waverly band students who may have lost their instruments during the August 21 floods.

Gill announced a donation of over $100,000 worth of instruments to Waverly Central High School and Junior High School band programs in collaboration with KHS America, a musical instrument distributor.

In August, Waverly was hit with deadly floods, and, as of Oct. 19, more than 500 homes still needed help.

Waverly Junior High School had flooded so many times, that, in 2018, a flood study recommended a flood wall around the campus. There was no sign of a flood wall at the time of August's floods.

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"The kids were so excited about the new instruments to replace the ones they lost," said Stephanie Graham, a photographer for KHS America. "Plus Vince is just a super down to earth guy, and he was very genuine with the kids. You can just tell he really does do these things out of the kindness of his own heart."

Rachel Wegner, Yue Stella Yu contributed reporting.

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