Joan Mantle Music Trust

Benefiting music students in Rainbow Schools


September 23, 2009 - Students receive new instruments from donations to the Joan Mantle Music Trust

What is it for?

The Joan Mantle Music Trust has been established to help refresh, modernize and revitalize school music programs in the Rainbow District School Board. It is the goal of the trust, with your help and generosity, to replace, where necessary, musical instruments that have given such great pleasure beyond their serviceable life.

Who will benefit?

Arts education requires materials, equipment and instruments in order to keep abreast of changing art forms as well as the simple wear and tear over time of equipment and musical instruments.

Much of the current inventory of musical instruments has been fully enjoyed by generations of aspiring musicians, some of whom have gone on to professional careers in the arts. The Rainbow District School Board is justly proud of the excellence of its arts/music programs, students and dedicated teachers. In order to maintain and go beyond the current level of excellence, supplemental funding is essential to support and expand the inventory of instruments.

How it will work:

The Joan Mantle Music Trust will allocate funds to secondary school music programs in the Rainbow District School Board, one school at a time. This will ensure that there is a tangible improvement in the condition of equipment in an entire department, allowing for students to achieve more in their musical studies together. 

A little about Joan Mantle


Joan Mantle dedicated many years to music education in Rainbow Schools.

When she joined the Sudbury Board of Education in 1964 to teach math and science at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, Principal Bruce Elliot, who was aware of her extensive background in music, invited her to establish a music program at the school. She gladly accepted and planted the seeds for what continues to be a hallmark of education at Lo-Ellen Park.

Two years later, Lasalle Secondary School came calling and recruited Joan to head the Music Department. She taught music at Lasalle Secondary School for 15 successful years. The bands under her stewardship garnered numerous awards.

In 1981, Joan was named Vice-Principal of Lasalle Secondary School, where music continued to flourish. She returned to Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School as Principal in 1985, where she remained for seven years. Joan then became Principal of Sudbury Secondary School where she was an ambassador par excellence for the Performing Arts Program.

During much of this time, Joan was the Director of the Ontario Music Leadership Program held annually at Lake Couchiching. She also served as Director and Chair of the Ontario Secondary School Principals’ Association and played a key role in the formation of the Ontario Principals’ Council. Joan spent the last six years of her career as Superintendent of Education for the Rainbow District School Board.

After retiring in 2003, Joan continued to serve our community on many boards. In 2007, she was Chair of the Board of Governors of Cambrian College.

Joan Mantle passed away on June 9, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Ways to Give:

Gifts of cash, shares, property or other assets

The Joan Mantle Music Trust is able to receive bequests of cash, shares, property and/or other assets or possessions, on the understanding that all such gifts will be used to further the work of the trust.

Tax receipts will be issued.

To make a donation, contact:

Rainbow District School Board
Finance Department
69 Young Street
Sudbury, Ontario
P3E 365

705.674.3171, ext. 7232


Joan Mantle Music Trust Pledge Form

Different kinds of bequests

There are a number of different ways to make a gift or “bequest” in your will.

What is a “Bequest”?

In its simplest form, it is an asset (property, real estate, money or anything of value) that is given by an individual to an organization through the medium of a will or an attachment to a will. This is called a “codicil”.

It is desirable for you to have a proper will drawn up with the assistance of a solicitor or lawyer. It is of course possible to make a will without legal advice, but incorrect or ambiguous wording, or inappropriate arrangements for the witnessing of the document, may later cause difficulties for your intended beneficiaries.

Bequests of specific sums

Some donors choose to make a bequest in the form of a specific sum. However, the value of such a gift can be seriously eroded by inflation over the years, so it is important that bequests of this kind be reviewed regularly.

Residuary Bequests

All necessary provisions for close relatives and friends, the remaining (residuary) moneys and/or assets pass to the organizations and/or individuals that you have nominated as residuary beneficiaries. In drafting your will simply nominate your residuary beneficiaries, in your preferred order, and then allocate to each a proportion of your residuary estate. By setting out your wishes in this way, you ensure that your most important beneficiaries will always receive the greatest share of your residuary estate, no matter how much its contents may fluctuate over your lifetime. From the point of view of a not-for-profit organization, a Residuary Bequest is a particularly helpful form of legacy, as it does not depend on your estate being of any set value or size – variables that can change with time and circumstances.

Contingency Bequests

Should you wish your partner or a relative to have the use of property and/or invested capital for his or her lifetime, but with those moneys and/or assets eventually passing to the Joan Mantle Music Trust, you can make what is known as a Contingency Bequest. To make a bequest of this kind, you would include in your will a legacy in favour of a specified individual, while at the same time nominating the Joan Mantle Music Trust to receive, upon his or her death, any property and any moneys then remaining from this legacy.

Drafting a bequest clause:

Some guidelines

The following clauses are intended as a guide if you are considering including the Joan Mantle Music Trust in your will, or if you are planning to add a codicil to an existing will. These clauses are not, however, intended to be used in lieu of legal advice, and we advise you to consult your own solicitor to ensure that the wording of your bequest is appropriate for the gift you wish to make, and for your personal circumstances, particularly if you wish to make a Contingency Bequest. We also recommend that your solicitor peruse this brochure.

Clauses appropriate to the types of bequest identified

“In relation to a Residuary Bequest, I give and bequeath to the Joan Mantle Music Trust, c/o the Rainbow District School Board, 69 Young Street, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 3G5, 30 per cent of my residuary estate, free from all duties. In relation to gifts of cash, shares, property or other assets, I give and bequeath to the Joan Mantle Music Trust the following items:
LIST...............”

“In relation to a gift of a sum of money, I give and bequeath to the Joan Mantle Music Trust, c/o the Rainbow District School Board, 69 Young Street, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 3G5, the sum of $____ free from all duties.”