Ford Motor Company Fund Grants Drive The Expansion of
Musical Education Programs in Spokane, Tucson & Los Angeles.
JUANES
LOS
ANGELES, CA (January 16, 2013) – Ford Motor Company Fund, a committed and long
time supporter of innovative educational programs across the country, will once
again award grants to the GRAMMY
Foundation®. This year’s grants will support the expansion of
the GRAMMY In The Schools® program into target
cities of Spokane, Wash., Tucson, Ariz. and Los Angeles.
Sponsorship
from Ford Motor Company will include the 4th Annual GRAMMY In The Schools® Live! – A
Celebration Of Music & Education; a concert featuring members of the GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session, along with student alumni from
GRAMMY Camp® and GRAMMY Signature Schools, with a
special guest performance by GRAMMY®
and 17-time LATIN GRAMMY® Award winning artist Juanes. Taking place Feb. 6, 2013 at the University of Southern
California’s Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles, CA.
Support
from Ford Motor Company will benefit three GRAMMY in the Schools® programs; GRAMMY Signature
Schools®, a program that
helps financially-challenged schools offer music programs for its students;
GRAMMY Camp – Basic Training, a program that provides high school students with
insight into careers within the music industry; and GRAMMY In The Schools® Live – A Celebration of
Music and Education during GRAMMY week.
In its
continued support of GRAMMY Foundation programs, Ford Motor Company Fund is
awarding $5,500 to schools in Spokane, Wash.; Tucson, Ariz.; and Los Angeles,
that win needs-based "Enterprise"
awards under the GRAMMY Signature Schools’ program. Since launching the partnership, in 2008,
Ford and the GRAMMY Foundation have awarded Enterprise awards to 15 schools
throughout the country in addition to Ford’s support of the national GRAMMY In
The Schools program.
"Ford
Motor Company Fund is proud to partner with the Grammy Foundation to continue
our decades-long commitment to education", said Jim Vella, president, Ford
Motor Company Fund and Community Services.
"Schools with music programs have higher test scores and graduation
rates. Supporting music programs in
schools is just another way Ford seeks to enhance and expand opportunities for
young people throughout the U.S."
"Our GRAMMY Signature Schools
program is making a real difference in the lives of young people in public high
school music programs across the country," said Neil Portnow, president
and CEO of The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation. "With the
generous support of our partners, we've been able to grow this program's reach,
and further the GRAMMY Foundation's commitment to fostering excellence in music
education. That’s why we are proud to work with an organization that is committed
to music like the Ford Fund."
For
more information on the Ford Motor Company Fund and the GRAMMY Foundation visit
ABOUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY
FUND AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services works with community
partners to advance driving safety, education and community life. For more than
60 years, Ford Motor Company Fund has operated with ongoing funding from
Ford Motor Company. The award-winning Ford Driving Skills for
Life program teaches new drivers through a variety of hands-on and
interactive methods. Innovation in education is encouraged through programs
that enhance high school learning and provide college scholarships
and university grants. Through the Ford Volunteer Corps, more than
25,000 Ford employees and dealers work on projects each year that better their
communities in more than 20 countries. For more
information, visit www.community.ford.com.
ABOUT THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION
The
GRAMMY Foundation® was established in 1989 to cultivate the
understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded
music to American culture — from the artistic and technical legends of the past
to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music
professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and
activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the
general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its
founder, The Recording Academy®, to bring national attention to
important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and
the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. Campbell's Labels For
Education program is proud to be the official education partner of the GRAMMY
In The Schools programs. For more information, please visit www.grammyfoundation.com. For breaking news and
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