A group of Milton citizens are working to keep artistic and cultural offerings available to Milton Public School students. The group, M-PACE (Milton Partnership for Arts & Cultural Enrichment), works through the excise tax billing program to request donations.

With the cooperation of the Town of Milton treasurer’s office, M-PACE has enacted a “check-off” campaign to raise funds for field trips to museums, live Shakespeare performances, trips to the Boston Symphony and other enriching opportunities.

By checking the box on the excise tax form, Milton taxpayers can help to keep these types of culturally enriching programs in our public schools. The excise bills are expected to be mailed out during the next several weeks.

The board of M-PACE is composed of Treasurer Jim McAuliffe, Roxanne Musto, Meredith Hall, John Michael Shields, Mary Gormley and John Phelan.

“Any opportunity that we have to expose students to the arts, in turn helps students to become more well-rounded individuals and appreciative of the world in which we all live,” said Roxanne Musto.