Opportunities to Give

Worthwhile causes

These both look like worthwhile causes if you’re looking for an opportunity for you and/or your students to give.

The Portland Lullaby Project. This winter, 10 young mothers will collaborate with orchestral musicians and local songwriters to create lullabies for their babies. From Robert Moody…Over the past week, we’ve made a lot of progress towards bringing the Portland Lullaby Project to local mothers-in-need. Here’s a brief summary:

• We’ve raised 35% of our $15,000 goal through 67 backers.
• We were selected as 1 of 4 winners of Coffee by Design’s Rebel Blend Art Fund, which helps to fund the May 7th Community Concert at Port City Music Hall, keeping it free and open to the public.
• The story has been picked up by four local news outlets — read more about it in the Portland Press Herald, WCSH’s 207, the Forecaster, and the Bangor Daily News.
• We’ve shared about a dozen stories and videos on the PSO’s Facebook page, including shoutouts from special guests.
  We only have 10 days left in our Kickstarter campaign to raise the remaining $9,738. We can only do this with your help! Please make a donation as soon as you can and also share this project with everyone you know, especially those who might feel compelled to support. To learn more please click here.

Give the Gift of Music on Giving Tuesday, December 2, 2014!

Help all children have access to the life-changing benefits of music study.

• What is #Giving Tuesday? On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give!
• Your gift to Give a Note Foundation supports our ongoing work as we work to increase access to music education programs for all children. Give a Note Foundation programs raise awareness about the lifelong benefits of music education, provide critical information about access (or lack of access) to music education, and engage business leaders and decision makers as advocates. In addition, Give a Note grants provide schools with important resources to expand music learning opportunities for students.

To learn more about the Give a Note Foundation please click here.

Please note

The Maine Arts Education blog does not endorse or benefit from either of the organizations mentioned above. The information is included on the blog to provide you with what is going on in Arts Education.