Next Phase of Music for Life

Posted by Gabe on November 18, 2009 under Kids are Heroes, Music for Life | 13 Comments to Read

If you have been following darling daughter MaryMargaret’s progress over the past year, you would know that she has been collecting donations via several fund raisers for the purchase of MP3 players destined for the kids at Children’s Hospital in Washington DC.  MaryMargaret endured a 10-day stay at that hospital over four years ago.  It was harrowing for all of us, as they told us she might have leukemia.  It turned out is was not leukemia, but she did suffer from another serious ailment, albeit 100% curable (which thankfully they did).  Nevertheless the experience has had a profound impact on her as she had to suffer through many invasive and painful tests. 

A little over a year ago MaryMargaret and I were walking our dogs and she told me of her idea.  She wanted to buy the gift of music to kids at the hospital. “I think it will help them during those procedures they have to get and when they are bored” she told me.  I was all for this concept as I could tell she was passionate about it.  She dubbed it “Music for Life” and we went forward in holding many different events in support of it.  Well a year has passed and it is time to purchase the MP3 players.  She has raised $3,114.44 for this project!  We are looking to purchase as many MP3 players (w/ adapters) as we can for this amount.  We are going to prepopulate the players with music.  Nicholas Giordano is a 13-year-old hero who plays classical guitar and he offered to give us a sampling of his music. Cowbell Digital Music (@CowbellMusic on Twitter) is an Australian company that provides digital streaming music.  They are offering us as many free downloads as we need to populate all the players. (That is AWESOME – thank you!!)  As soon as we have purchased and preloaded the music, MaryMargaret will deliver them to Children’s Hospital.

We are looking for corporate sponsors to step up and match the amount MaryMargaret has raised.  Maybe you know someone at SanDisk or Best Buy that can also give us a DEEP discount on the players so we can purchase more of them.  This is a very trying time for both the child and the parents — we are hoping that we can make their stays just a little bit more comfortable.  If you think you can help with this effort, please contact us directly here.  Thank you.