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NEW AIFEC 2015 Annual Report

WELCOME 2015 has been a fantastic year for the Hamilton Music Collective and its An Instrument for Every Child program. I am thrilled to share with you the wonderful news that we have reached the goal of our 2013 fundraising campaign titled ’10 by15’: As of Fall 2015, the HMC offers the program to Hamilton’s children and youth in ten inner-city schools and community centres providing over 450 students with weekly music instruction taught by professional teaching artists! We have also formed exciting and promising new partnerships with three of Hamilton’s leading organizations in the fields of Arts & Culture (Hamilton Philharmonic), Children and Youth (Kiwanis Boys & Girls Club), and Community Building (Voortman Foundation). Joining forces with these well-established partners will have a significant impact on our ability to increase access to quality music education to disadvantaged children across the city and to fulfill our mandate of building healthier communities by investing in the positive development of children through music. This is an exciting time for our city and the arts. Creative culture is transforming Hamilton and we are thrilled to be part of this positive change. AIFEC nurtures the very roots of this transformation, by inspiring children to play instruments, mentored by many of Hamilton’s finest musicians. On behalf of the Board of Directors and the AIFEC team I would like to take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to the generous individuals and corporate partners in the community whose support has allowed us to contribute to the cultural wealth of our city. We are looking forward to sharing a successful and eventful year 2016 with all of our students, friends and supporters! Sincerely, Astrid Hepner Program Director, CEO CHANGING LIVES TH ROUGH MUSIC “I want to learn how to play piano and I want to be great at something.” - Ser Moo Ra (Gr. 2 AIFEC student at Dr. Davey School)


NEW AIFEC 2015 Annual Report
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