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A Memorial Music Foundation honoring Fred Earl Jones

Founded in 2008

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Welcome

A little about ourselves

The Herk Foundation is a non-profit organization founded to help support music educational programs in Mississippi through scholarships, grants, and opportunities for music appreciation. The foundation was created in honor of Fred Earl Jones, nicknamed  “Herk”. He served as a band director at H.W. Byers High School (Sand Flat) and was a true lover of music.


Recent News

Congratulations for our honorary recipient of the 2017 Fred E. Jones Memorial Scholarship, Miss Alexus Smith of Hernando High School in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
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Scholarship Application

Scholarship Applications become available in January of each year.
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