January 14 - Marching Mountains

Marching Mountains' goal is to create a network to supply public middle school and high school band programs in distressed counties in Appalachia with new and used supplies and instruments.


Marching Mountains’ vision is to see a child become something more than that child would have become because an instrument found its way into their hands; to see band programs across Appalachia become more successful because band directors are working together using technology to share ideas and resources; to see local communities hold events that benefit their bands because they’ve seen a child with an instrument believe in themselves and now they believe more in their community.


For many children in Appalachia, the band programs in the public schools provide more than just an escape from the sometimes overwhelming poverty that accompanies certain pockets of Appalachia. Band means forming camaraderie and discipline, stimulating creative expression and emotional release and instilling a foundation for future development within groups. Band teaches discipline, teamwork, accountability, and responsibility.


Marching Mountains improves band programs in Appalachia. Marching Mountains' network seeks to create a cooperation of passionate people inside of Appalachia as well as the support of those outside of the area who wish to see an improvement of one aspect of Appalachia. 

By improving the band programs in areas of Appalachia that suffer from extreme poverty, more children from those areas can benefit from the positive aspects of taking part in band. Some of these children who otherwise would not have the exposure to the rewards of taking part in band will go on to improve themselves and their lives as a direct result of the opportunities Marching Mountains's network creates.


Click here to watch videos about Marching Mountains.  This video details their trip through several distressed regions in Appalachia to distribute musical instrument donations.



Get Involved:
 
Donate a Musical Instrument.
 
Donate funds to Marching Mountains
 
Volunteer opportunities with Marching Mountains.
•Instrument Finders - This is the most important volunteer position and one that even young students can perform. Instrument finders do just that. They seek out and find instrument and musical supply donations for the network. These instruments and supplies are delivered to distressed band programs in Appalachia.
•Outreach - We need people to reach out to band directors across America and in local communities and get them involved in the network.
•Research - We need information in order to make a successful network grow. Research volunteers gather data from the Internet or from people and keep the network heading in the right direction.

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Source: http://www.marchingmountains.org/