Dear Sponsors
My goal in getting music to the kids was very simple,
and I could not have accomplished this
without the help of Selby Minner. Her experience in
putting music within the reach of young
and old was pivotal in reaching my goal.
My kids began taking guitar lessons from Selby at the
library in Muskogee in the spring of
2010. As anyone who has teens at home knows, when they
are bored, a disagreement is just
around the corner. The thing that became apparent to me
shortly after my kids started lessons
was, when they became bored, they still argued, but
sometimes they played music together.
This became more and more frequent, to my delight!
As my son and daughter began to discover self-expression
through music, I began to as well.
We began writing songs together and playing music as a
family, which has brought us closer, in
more ways than I can begin to explain. This is what I
wanted to share with others.
I began telling everyone that would listen about the
free lessons. Then, without warning, the
funding was pulled for "Plug In, Tune Up and Play." And
like a lot of people, I didn't do anything
at first. Then I told Selby that I'd try to raise the
money myself. As someone who had never in
their life tried to do anything like this, I had no
clue. I wasn't even sure if I would be able to do
this. I thought about the kids, the loss of income for
Selby, and the loss of a great program, and
I realized there was only one thing to do, and that was
to move forward with securing funding
for the program.
I jumped into the unknown. With Selby's guidance and my
optimism, in a town of 700 people,
I raised enough money the first day of my efforts to pay
for two months of lessons. Over the
next week, I raised enough money to provide three
additional weeks of lessons. As well as the
monetary donations, two guitars were donated which were
placed with kids that didn't have
their own.
I have never felt that I understood what it meant to do
for others like I do now. I have Selby
Minner and her vision to thank for this. Selby has
touched many lives, as she has touched my
family's. I will continue to help her keep the dream
alive. I hope any potential sponsors will do
the same
Thank you,
George Anthony whit9467@yahoo.com
a Jam Band
Group this summer
