Musicians On Call

It's spring cleaning in Tokushima, which seems like the perfect time for me to mention my favorite nonprofit organization, Musicians On Call. I've posted some information about the organization below as well as a link to their website, but here's the important part - if you come across any gently used CDs you no longer want while cleaning out your closets this spring (the kind without those pesky parental advisory labels), please consider sending them to the address below:

Musicians On Call
1133 Broadway
Suite 630
New York, NY
10010

Part of the services offered by Musicians On Call is something they call CD Pharmacies, which are essentially entire music collections, complete with players, available to patients in hospitals across America. While MOC actually does much much more, donating to the CD pharmacies is an easy way to make a difference in the lives of others right away, regardless of where you are. Right now, MOC is specifically looking for classical and children's music for their pharmacies. Please take a moment to read below and check out this amazing organization.

From musiciansoncall.org...

Musicians On Call, a nonprofit organization formed in 1999, brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. Musicians On Call uses music to promote and complement the healing process for patients, families and caregivers.

Musicians On Call was originally founded by Michael Solomon and Vivek Tiwary in the course of their volunteer work with The Kristen Ann Carr Fund at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

After a concert sponsored by the Kristen Ann Carr Fund, a hospital staff member raised the issue that some of the patients had been unable to attend the performance either because they were in treatment or too sick to leave their rooms. In response, Michael, Vivek and the musician went from room to room to play for those patients who had been unable to attend the concert. The one-on-one interaction of patient and musician created a crucial intimacy; the expressions on the faces of friends and family members at the patients' bedsides revealed a deep sense of connection and release. Musicians On Call was born!

To find out more and to see an informational video about Musicians On Call, click below.