tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24455666441708624652011-09-25T22:08:42.207-07:00Kathleen Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13749123406878482604noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445566644170862465.post-49038568851264229922005-11-03T22:07:00.000-08:002011-09-25T22:08:41.451-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER'S HIGHER GROUND FUND ANNOUNCES GRANTS FOR<br />GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA MUSICIANS AND MUSIC INDUSTRY-RELATED<br />ENTERPRISES<br /><br />Applications Available at www.FoundationsForRecovery.org.<br /><br />New York, NY November 1, 2005: The Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Fund,<br />established by Jazz at Lincoln Center and administered through the<br />Baton Rouge Area Foundation, announces grants for musicians and music<br />industry-related enterprises from the Greater New Orleans area.<br />Individuals and organizations affected by Hurricane Katrina can<br />download applications and review eligibility requirements at<br />www.FoundationsForRecovery.org. The deadline to receive submissions is<br />November 7, 2005.<br /><br />Grants for individuals will be made up to $15,000, with priority given<br />to professional jazz musicians. Grants up to $100,000 will be issued to<br />nonprofit organizations, with priority given to music-related<br />institutions. Applications are subject to deadlines.<br /><br />Derek E. Gordon, president and CEO of Jazz at Lincoln Center commented,<br />"The focus of the Fund will be to help those individuals and families<br />evacuated from the Greater New Orleans area as they address immediate<br />concerns related to housing, food, education, health care and basic<br />survival necessities. The Fund will also provide resources to assist<br />individuals over time to rebuild their homes and livelihoods."<br /><br />The Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert, held on September<br />17th, was produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center and telecast live on the<br />Emmy Award-winning PBS series "Live From Lincoln Center." The event<br />included performances by an array of musicians and entertainers and<br />raised funds for disaster relief by encouraging viewers to make<br />donations to the Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Fund. To date, over $2<br />million has been raised. All proceeds from Blue Note Records' Higher<br />Ground Benefit CD will also benefit the fund. Find out more about this<br />event at www.jalc.org.<br /><br />The Baton Rouge Area Foundation is a community foundation, a nonprofit<br />organization composed of over 300 charitable funds with over $375<br />million in assets established by individuals, families, corporations<br />and organizations. Since 1964, the Foundation has made grants in the<br />areas of Arts &amp; Humanities, Community Development, Education,<br />Environment, Human Services, Medical/Health, Religion and Scholarships.<br /><br />For more information about the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, visit<br />www.braf.org.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2445566644170862465-4903856885126422992?l=humidcity.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kathleen Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13749123406878482604noreply@blogger.com0