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Soul Fixin' Foundation was originally created to bridge the gap when blues musicians are unable to work and need emergency funds to provide for their immediate needs.
Many Blues musicians have given so much to us and their music brings such great joy. We are gratified in knowing that the The Soul Fixin' Foundation has given back to these musicians when they are in need. We will continue to multiply the good that Blues music provides for our new focus-- providing instruments for children facing (and beating) life challenging situations.
We have recently expanded our mission and teamed up with John Catt of Blue Star Connection and Don Ritter of Category 5 Amplification to open up music therapy departments in children's hospitals. So far this joint effort has opened up several music therapy departments in children's hospitals and is expanding daily with the need growing and growing.
Soul Fixin' Foundation recently provided guitars for the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Music therapy program director Brian Schreck had this to say about the guitars: "These guitars are so beautiful and this aesthetic is immediately recognized when our patients have been presented with them, exclaiming, “Wow!” and “Whoah…are you kidding?” These expressions are priceless. As we all can imagine there is not much to look forward to when you are stuck in a hospital for a very long time--but when presented with the gift of music and with real instruments, these “swords” given to these warriors can slice through time through acquisition of a new skill and the possibility of a lifetime companion of music!" View the letter from Mr. Schreck here.
We are a 100% volunteer organization so we incur very little in the way of overhead expenses. There is not one dime taken out of the foundation for anything other than purchasing guitars for the kids, and helping other organizations with a similar goal of using Blues Music to fund programs helping kids and Blues musicians.
Blues music brings such great joy to humanity. The Soul Fixin' Foundation is filled with pride and joy knowing our new mission can make a positive difference in the lives of children facing (and beating) life challenging situations.
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