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DocuSign Envelope ID: 92F81BA3- 0613- 40DE- ACD5- AA8B6D32ABCA <br />Orange County Arts Commission <br />Organization Name Musical Empowerment <br />by Meredith Richard in 2018 -19 Grassroots Arts <br />Program Grant Application <br />mrichard @musical - empowerment.org <br />Original application <br />Mailing Address of 117 W. Main Street <br />Organization Suite B2 <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 <br />How did you hear Social Media <br />about our grant <br />program? <br />Did you or a Yes <br />representative of <br />your orgnanization <br />attend one of our <br />grants training <br />sessions? <br />Nature of Arts Education Provider <br />Organization <br />Schools Only: If you <br />are requesting funds <br />for teaching artists, <br />performing artists, or <br />artists-in-residence, <br />are you booking the <br />artist(s) through The <br />ArtsCenter's Arts in <br />Schools Program? <br />Powered by Submittable U <br />06/01/2018 <br />id. 10485867 <br />06/01/2018 <br />Organization Musical Empowerment (ME) is an innovative and growing 501(c)(3) <br />Description nonprofit based in Carrboro, North Carolina. We provide free, one -on- <br />one music lessons, instruments, and mentoring to over 200 children <br />across NC who would not otherwise be able to afford private music <br />lessons. Children enrolled in the program are paired with college <br />students who volunteer to teach them weekly. Music is a common <br />thread that unites us all and knows no boundaries or borders. It is a <br />language that all cultures share, and it manages to transcend cultural <br />conflict. Music builds self- confidence and self - value, and ME creates <br />a space in which people from diverse backgrounds can help and <br />learn from each other. <br />ME aims to open the eyes of local under - served youth in terms of <br />