Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    IN THE US, MMM HAVE 18 ACTIVE BANDS WITH OTHERS IN FORMATION. THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO GREATLY INCREASE POST PANDEMIC AS MMM HAS HAD SUCCESS IN ITS ALLIANCE WITH SEVERAL ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LOCAL CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, TO INCLUDE THE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF ROTARIAN MUSICIANS, COINS FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH TRUST, AND THE ALZHEIMER'S/DEMENTIA ROTARIAN ACTION GROUP. WITH THE VIRTUAL ZOOM PLATFORM EXPERIENCE, WE STRENGTHEN AND GROW AS WELL. THROUGH THE MMM PROGRAM, COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COLLECTIVELY ENJOY THE POWER OF MUSIC, CHANGING BRAIN CHEMISTRY AND LIFTING THE SPIRITS OF ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY COGNITIVE DECLINE, SUCH AS PATIENTS, CARETAKERS, AND FAMILIES. THE MAIN ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE YEAR IS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ROTARY CLUBS INTERNATIONAL ENTITLED MUSIC IS LIKE MEDICINE (CON SCH O). MMM AND ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CLUBS HAVE CREATED A GLOBAL COMMITTEE OF DEDICATED ROTARIANS, EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS THAT MEET WEEKLY TO DISCUSS THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT DISTRICT COMMUNITIES, AND MARKETING AND FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES. THE PLAN IS TO RUN TRIAL SUPPORT BANDS USING A GLOBAL CURRICULUM THAT CAN BE TAILORED TO FIT INDIVIDUAL/SPECIFIC AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY NEEDS IN ROTARY CLUBS AND DISTRICTS WORLDWIDE. THE AIM IS TO INSPIRE AND TRAIN IDEALLY 3 ROTARIANS IN EACH CLUB TO BE MUSIC DIRECTORS OF SUPPORT GROUPS. THESE VOLUNTEERS COME FROM A NETWORK OF 1.2 MILLION ROTARIANS FROM OVER 35,000 CLUBS IN 130 COUNTRIES.THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG MMM, THE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF ROTARIAN MUSICIANS, AND THE ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA ROTARY ACTION GROUP IS STRENGTHENED BY OUR SHARED PASSION AND MOTIVATION TO PROVIDE MUSICAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE STRUGGLING WITH NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES WORLDWIDE. FROM CALIFORNIA, USA, TO ENGLAND, UK, TO MUMBAI, INDIA: OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO PROPOSE MUSICAL SUPPORT GROUP PILOT PROGRAMS WITHIN THEIR OWN ROTARY CLUBS, WHO WILL LATER BE THE FIRST TO IMPLEMENT OUR NEW GLOBAL MUSIC SUPPORT BAND CURRICULUM, CURRENTLY BEING DESIGNED AND REVIEWED BY OUR LEAD EDUCATORS. MMM HAS ALSO PARTNERED WITH LARRY HOCHMAN, EMMY AND TONY AWARD WINNING ORCHESTRATOR AND COMPOSER, IN PROMOTING AWARENESS OF ITS MISSION. LARRY AND HIS TEAM OF MUSIC PROFESSIONALS, HAS CREATED THE MUSIC COMPOSITION ENTITLED "THE MUSIC MILE" SUNG BY TENOR TO THE AMERICAS, MAXIMO MARCUSO.FURTHERMORE, MMM HAS ALSO BEEN BLESSED WITH EXPANSIVE GLOBAL MEDIA COVERAGE TO INCLUDE SPECTRUM 1 NEWS, CNN HEROES, BBC WORLD SERVICE AND RADIO 5, CBS, NBC AND PBS. CNN AGAIN APPROACHED MMM FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR SERVICES WHICH THEY THEN PROMOTED ON CNN ONLINE. FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAROL ROSENSTEIN HAS APPEARED ON A VARIETY OF RADIO SHOWS AND PODCASTS, INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S SPEAKS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $115.1K

  • Music as Medicine for Seniors

    SINCE MUSIC MENDS MINDS WAS FEATURED IN A COVER STORY AND LEAD ARTICLE IN THE MAY, 2022 EDITION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE IN MAY 2022, MMM HAS BEGUN TO ESTABLISH NEW AFFILIATED MUSIC GROUPS WORLDWIDE, IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ROTARY CLUBS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS THE UK, CANADA, INDIA, RWANDA, UGANDA, ARGENTINA, BULGARIA AND THE PHILIPPINES. OUR BIGGEST, MOST IMPORTANT OUTREACH, HOWEVER, IS THE EXPANDED RELATIONSHIP WE ARE NOW PIONEERING WITH THE PUBLIC SECTOR AGING & DISABILITIES AND PARKS & RECREATION AGENCIES IN LOS ANGELES. THESE RELATIONSHIPS BRING TOGETHER THE HEALTH AND ARTS SECTORS TO COLLABORATE WITH US ON PLANNING AND STARTING NEW, FREE MUSIC GROUPS IN (CON SCH O) COUNTY AND CITY SENIOR CENTERS. WE ARE, IN FACT, FOCUSED ON "DEMOCRATIZING" THE MEDICINE OF MUSIC BY TARGETING DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY OVERLOOKED BY VIRTUALLY EVERY NEW PARADIGM IN HEALTHCARE AND INCLUSION. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 12 FREE WEEKLY MUSIC GROUPSBANDS, SINGALONGS AND DRUM CIRCLESAT BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR SENIOR FACILITIES. WE ALSO STILL HAVE A THREE-TIMES WEEKLY VIRTUAL MUSIC THERAPY SESSION FOR THOSE SENIORS AND CAREGIVERS WHO DON'T LEAVE HOME. LIVE AND VIRTUALLY, MMM IS REACHING OVER 1,500 SENIORS AND CAREGIVERS MONTHLY. THIS OUTREACH HAS BROUGHT NEW ATTENTION, ADDITIONAL COLLABORATIONS WITH THE WORLD'S TOP NEUROSCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS, AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP IN THIS VITAL CONVERSATION. IT IS HOPED THAT WE WILL, AT LONG LAST, BEGIN TO CHANGE THE ATTITUDE OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE UNIVERSE WHO HAS, TO DATE, KEPT ITSELF FAR REMOVED FROM SUPPORTING, AND REIMBURSING FOR, THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS INTERVENTION OF "PRESCRIPTIVE ARTS". INDEED, BY SUPPORTING MUSIC AS MEDICINE FOR SENIORS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH NEURODEGENERATIVE CHALLENGES, WE FEEL THE HEALTH ESTABLISHMENT CAN DO WELL BY DOING GOOD.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $201.6K