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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal inherited disorder, affecting mainly the lungs and the digestive system. In the lungs, where the effects of the disease are most devastating, CF causes severe respiratory problems. In the digestive tract, CF often results in extreme difficulty in digesting and absorbing adequate nutrients from food.

IRIS MUSIC PROJECT REIMAGINES RESIDENTIAL AND HEALTHCARE COMMUNITIES AS SPACES OF CREATIVE EXCHANGE. THROUGH COLLABORATIVELY DESIGNED PROGRAMMING, IRIS MUSIC PROJECT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION AND PURPOSE FOR RESIDENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND MUSICIANS.

The OUTMUSIC Awards (OMAs) is the biggest night in LGBT music & entertainement presented by LARA the LGBT Academy of Recording Arts. Their mission is to educate, raise awareness and ensure that the contributions and achievements of marginalized LGBT are acknowledged, documented, celebrated and included in media, music and entertainment history. To support their missions, they film the OUTMUSIC Awards live to tape.

To elevate student engagement, and expand the role of music in education by making purposeful, inclusive music a joyful and integral part of literacy, academic, and social-emotional learning throughout the school day, and beyond. We accomplish this by training and equipping inspired educators to integrate hands-on music and songs for learning with classroom instruction, activities, transitions, support services, and building classroom communities. ​Our unique, developmental approach nurtures creative and effective teaching practices through free weekly professional development (PD) courses in ukulele, guitar, and classroom implementation, as well as capacity-building co-teaching artist residencies, intensive workshops, in-service trainings, conference presentations, after school music clubs, and specialized services in adaptive music for inclusion.

Apple Hill is a nonprofit center dedicated to performing, teaching, and creating chamber music at a high standard while broadening public appreciation through educational programs and outreach. The organization also runs “Playing for Peace,” using chamber music as a tool for cross-cultural exchange and community-building.

The Austin Chamber Music Center creates chamber music experiences that connect, educate, and inspire our community.

GOALS BEYOND HOCKEY\nThe American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association instills confidence and self-esteem in deaf and hard of hearing athletes, while building life skills through the game of hockey. AHIHA is supported entirely by contributions from individuals, corporations and organizations. We believe very strongly that our program should impose as little financial burden as possible to those we serve. There are no dues-paying members of the organization and athletes who participate in the annual hockey camp are not assessed a fee for attending. AHIHA operates with an all volunteer staff, many of which return year after year.

Our mission is to provide communities with the tools and support they need to teach children to play and dance to traditional old time and bluegrass music. We serve more than 45 after school JAM programs throughout Appalachia, and help rural communities develop their own music education programs.

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival’s threefold mission is to: 1. Present the world’s greatest musical artists in chamber music concerts of classical and alternative genres for diverse audiences; 2. Offer music education to concert attendees, students, and aspiring young musicians; and 3. Promote local businesses and tourism by attracting music lovers from Nassau County, Northeast Florida, and beyond.

The Looking Out Foundation uses the power and platform of music to amplify and fund organizations serving people who lack voice or resources; it focuses on social‑justice and humanitarian causes (local and global), and supports grassroots groups through targeted campaigns and grants.

ACM Lifting Lives is the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music that uses the power of music to improve health and wellbeing — funding music-therapy and music-health programs, running emergency relief for music-industry colleagues (the Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund), and supporting programs such as the Lifting Lives Music Camp for people with developmental disabilities.

Boston Ballet, a professional dance company, and the region's second-largest performing arts organization, is dedicated to the highest standards of dance performance, training, and education. The Company presents fully staged classical and contemporary works each season. Performances reach a broadly inclusive audience of over 175,000 from throughout the state and region and support an institutional mission that values leadership, innovation, and partnership. Boston Ballet School serves an associated imperative to train dancers of all ages and the division of Education and Community Initiatives provides general access to the art of dance.