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Hungry for Music Notes
Summer Newsletter
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We are already halfway through the year and Hungry for Music is on a pace that will help us reach over 3,000 music instruments distributed in 2025.
Last year we distributed 3,006. The break down so far this year is as follows:
Instrument Total: 1,414
# of States: 36
# of International Programs: 8
# of After-school Programs: 52
# of Non-profits: 30
# of School Programs: 45
# of Social Workers: 17
We are excited for our continued growth and are very grateful for everyone who supports us with their time, musical instruments, and financial contributions.
Hungry for Music looks forward to continuing our support of music education by providing more kids with the gift of a music, giving them an opportunity they otherwise would not have.
Over the last several years, we have been fortunate to support teenaged musicians with a financial need, who are pursuing a music education degree, with an upgraded instrument.
Hungry for Music recently gifted an aspiring young jazz musician, Christina, with her very own trumpet…a Bach Stradivarius! The following video is of her music teacher, Mr. Anderson, presenting Christina with the trumpet. She attends Osceola County School for the Arts in Kissimmee, Florida and was accepted into the jazz program at Florida State University. |
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Hungry for Music is happy to support Christina’s music dream and we look forward to continuing our support of young musicians who are pursuing music education in college. We will be partnering again with the D’Addario Foundation to distribute more of these instruments very soon. Stay tuned!
May you always find comfort in music,
Jeff Campbell
Founder/Director
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Fam Jam at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
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It was a great day at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fam Jam Day! Our Operations Manager, Cassie, and her family had a fun time representing Hungry for Music and experiencing the Hall of Fame. Thank you to Kathryn Clusman, HOF staff, and volunteers for creating an awesome day for music lovers and families.
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Community Growing Our Outreach |
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We are very grateful to Ardsley Musical Instrument Service in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY for collecting a van load of instruments for us!
Pictured is Director of Operations, Mike Pagliaro (L) and HfM volunteer/repair technician, Ron Cagenello (R) with the big collection after loading van. Thank you, guys! |
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Thank you to Amazon for donating a pallet of music instruments and other useable returned items, including toilet paper for the distribution center! 🙂 |
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We are so grateful to WCPE in Wake Forest, North Carolina for collecting instruments for our mission year-round. We stop by a couple of times a year and they always have a load!
Pictured is Tanya, who stores the instruments in her office until we can get there! Thank you! |
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Wow! We are so grateful to Philip Dutton and Marc Quigley for producing the Harmony Music Fest in Chestertown, Maryland on April 13th to benefit Hungry for Music. They raised over $3,000 and collected 89 music instruments!
Pictured: Philip’s grandkids with the amazing collection of Instruments.
Read the Chestertown Spy article.
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Volunteers Making A Difference
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Our volunteer in Arizona, Roger Anderson, delivering five guitars, banjo, and midi keyboard to Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Foundation for teens in Mesa, Arizona.
Thank you!
Congratulations on your recent retirement, Roger!
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We are grateful to our friend and volunteer in Vermont, Nat, who orchestrated a large pick up for Hungry for Music, including a Deagan marimba, upright bass, cello, violin, and guitar. Thank you, Nat! |
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We appreciate Benjamin Hall in Conover, NC for his effort to support Hungry for Music!
Way to go, Benjamin!
Thank you to Brad Campbell for picking the collection up for us!
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“Here are the first pictures I took of Iris with her new violin. I surprised her, she was very emotional and couldn't believe it was her new violin! She said, 'I've never owned my own instrument before, it is so bright and resonant.' She immediately started working on her repertoire.
We are excited to record a performance video for you later this summer. Thank you for everything!”
Meghan @ Phoenix Conservatory of Music
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Tez in Delaware with his own guitar provided by Hungry for Music. His instructor says that playing guitar has been very therapeutic for him and that having his own will help him excel.
Thank you to our Baltimore volunteer, Joe Compton, for delivering. |
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“I just wanted to share pictures of my students using the instruments donated by Hungry for Music! They are all continuing with band in 6th grade. Thank you!”
Olivia Havas
General Music and Band Teacher, Elm Street Elementary
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Evan in Memphis was thrilled to receive his own trigger trombone. |
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The harp donated by Diane Christofora found a home at the Green Spring Foundation in Richmond, VA. |
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Distribution & Pickup Trips |
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Hungry for Music makes close to a dozen distribution and pickup trips across the United States annually.
In May, a distribution trip was made through parts of the South and we delivered 128 instruments to programs in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, and Tennessee.
We also collected several dozen donated instruments on the trip.
Pictured below: Ramona (honoring Satchmo with her pose) of Kuumba Academy at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center in New Orleans, receiving HfM instruments from Sticking Up for Children.
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Two music teachers from Wynne School District in Arkansas, Matthew and Shawn, recently made the trip to the Hungry for Music Distribution Center to pick up a load of instruments for their students.
They even made a delivery for us to a program in Tennessee (Quest Center) on their way back to Arkansas. Thank you, guys! |
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Hungry for Music T-Shirts!
Support Hungry for Music by purchasing a T-shirt from our store.
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Since becoming a non-profit 31 years ago, Hungry for Music has brought the healing quality of music to more than 25,000 children in 50 states and 37 countries through its musical instrument donation program. We appreciate everyone who has helped us along the way and could not fulfill our mission without the generosity of others.
If you are able, please donate funds, buy a t-shirt from our online store, or visit our website to find out about other ways you can support Hungry for Music. |
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