OVER 100 kids will be able to enjoy 300 hours of free musical tuition thanks to a generous donation made to a unique Dublin charity.
The Musical Youth Foundation, the charity that aims to provide every child in Ireland with access to a musical education, has received a massive
?¬20,000 from StubHub.
The StubHub Foundation is providing the backing to allow the Musical Youth Foundation to establish six new Music Education Projects in community centres across Dublin.
They will provide over 300 hours of professional guitar lessons for over 100 children to help them increase their self-confidence, concentration and social skills through specialist music workshops in singing, song-writing and live performance.
This is the single largest donation to date given by the StubHub Foundation, which is a corporate advised fund of the US based Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
In addition to the financial support, StubHub, an eBay company, will also provide pro bono resources to connect the Musical Youth Foundation with its fast-growing marketplace of music fans, employee volunteers and other resources.
Dubliner Chris Maher, Musical Youth Foundation founder and CEO, said:
“We are delighted to be working with such a dynamic and generous organisation. StubHub’s support and understanding of our mission to bring music into the lives of Irish children will make a big difference over the coming months.
“Currently only one per cent of children in Ireland have access to music education, while in Europe the average is 10 per cent. The StubHub Foundation’s donation is helping us introduce music and its life-changing benefits such as improved self-confidence, concentration and communication skills to even more children in Ireland.
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Corporations interested in sponsoring a project can contact info@musicalyouthfoundation.org