By: Tod A. Kniazuk
Executive Director, Music is Art
Music is Art (MiA), founded by Buffalo native and member of the Goo Goo Dolls, Robby Takac, is in the running to win $20,000 in the Chase Community Giving contest on Facebook. When voting closes at 11:59 p.m. on July 12th, the top 200 vote getters nationwide will share in a total of $5 million from Chase. We need your help to get us there–two minutes of your time is worth $20,000!
We’re currently in the top 200, which would secure $20,000 for our work with both student and professional local musicians. However, voting is tight and there will undoubtedly be a huge push in the final week for votes. Music is Art is the only Western New York not-for-profit in the top 200.
We need everyone who loves what Music is Art does to cast a vote for us and help us get that $20,000. This year especially, for a small non-profit like us, that money is tremendously important. Sponsorships are tough in this economy, and we’re caught up in the county and state cultural funding issues. So we need everyone to take two minutes, go on Facebook, and vote for us.
The direct link to the MiA page on the Chase Community giving site is: http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/61719187-music-is-art
Voters will first have to click the “like” button for Chase Community Giving, then they can cast their vote for Music is Art. Following the vote, they can then click “share this charity with friends” to further get the word out.
Music is Art, founded in 2003, has as its mission to help explore and reshape music’s cultural, educational, and social impact on our community. It does this through seven programs including an instrument drive, student battle of the bands, The Big Easy in Buffalo music education & concert series, and the absolutely free annual Music is Art Festival being held this year on September 11th on the grounds of the Albright Knox Art Gallery. More information on our organization can be found at www.musicisart.org.