{"id":23851,"date":"2019-04-26T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T21:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=23851"},"modified":"2019-04-26T16:53:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T21:53:28","slug":"sinclair-students-create-benefit-concert-for-dayton-childrens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/04\/26\/sinclair-students-create-benefit-concert-for-dayton-childrens\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinclair Students Create Benefit Concert for Dayton Children’s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Three Sinclair students are taking initiative for their community and hosting a benefit concert to make a change and support the music therapy program at Dayton Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tSarah Patrick, Bethany Baldwin and Julia Molnar put the concert together as part of a project for their public relations class, reaching out to several local businesses and artists that were willing to donate their time and talent for a good cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tThe concert, titled Tune Into Music Therapy takes place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 at The Brightside (located at 905 E. Third Street), a venue built to showcase local musicians and other Dayton-centric events. The benefit includes performances by Libby Dietrix, Isicle, Bird Brain Breakfast and Todd the Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These artists and the owners of The Brightside have offered their services to Patrick and her team in an effort to raise as much money for the cause as possible. Tickets are $10 at the door and 100 percent of the proceeds go to Dayton Children\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Shaffer, Sr. lab tech and manager of Sinclair’s guitar lab, and two students in the program, Shaun Gibson and Blake Kinderdine, have also donated their time and hard work, crafting a guitar kit (including an electric guitar, amp and accessories) for the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the musicians performing at the concert will be signing the guitar before donating it to the music therapy program at Dayton Children’s. For more information on the guitar lab, visit www.guitarbuilding.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left to right: Andrew Shaffer, Blake Kinderdine, Sarah Patrick and Shaun Gibson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\tThe students also went through Facebook to build awareness of the donor-funded program. They took pride in being able to reach out and have friends and family be a part of the journey with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tTheir efforts have already raised $1530 to the cause, and they anticipate making at least that much from the concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tThe aforementioned artists performing at the show are all on Facebook, and archives of their music are included on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The music therapy program at Dayton Children\u2019s is relatively new, being established in May 2017. It is primarily funded by donations of either money or musical equipment. Anyone can donate to the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tLinsdey Steinbrunner, a certified music therapist and 2013 graduate of the University of Dayton, spoke on the effectiveness of the program on the Dayton Children\u2019s website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMusic therapy has so many uses \u2013 it can calm a child during a stressful time, it can provide an outlet for a child who doesn\u2019t like to talk about their feelings, it can provide a distraction, it can contribute to stabilizing a newborn\u2019s vital signs,\u201d says Steinbrunner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steinbrunner and a patient playing music.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\tPatrick discussed the lofty goals the team set themselves up with at the beginning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\t\u201cI think a lot of people talk themselves out of really great opportunities, thinking it\u2019s too crazy to work, or too big of an idea,\u201d Patrick said. \u201cTrust me, my original plan was to walk into the Fraze and give them this fabulous spiel that allowed us to use the venue free of charge, and then reach out to multiple great bands spread out from Cincinnati to Columbus and have them [come and] play for free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tThe team dialed it back a bit, as they had only a semester\u2019s worth of time to put the event together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the help of Libby Ballengee and Ian Baldwin, the three found more obtainable, and Dayton based musicians for the cause and a venue tailor-made for local groups and charities, The Brightside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tShe and her team are thankful for the generosity of the artists performing at the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tPatrick then spoke on the trials and tribulations that came with the project, as well as a professor who was instrumental in getting the project off the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…We have a great professor, Jessica McKinley, who has helped us throughout this project’s journey from the very beginning,\u201d Patrick said. \u201cThe public relations class this project is for has taught me so much, all because Professor McKinley is teaching us in such a better way than just through a textbook, with hands-on experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Brightside, located on 905, E. Third Street and the location of the benefit concert. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

She continues: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile working on the event, it has taught me the challenges, things like compromising and getting the approval to do certain things takes a lot of time and sometimes gets lost in communication limbo,\u201d Patrick states. \u201cWe were working with a lot of organizations (Brightside Music & Events Venue, all four musical groups, HPAC representatives, and Dayton Children\u2019s), most donating their time to the cause so it was always stressful making sure we weren\u2019t taking advantage of their kindness but also making this a great event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also gave some words of advice and encouragement to those who want to make a similar impact on their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can have big ideas, you just have to give yourself the push to find a way to make it happen!\u201d Patrick stated. \u201cIt isn\u2019t just you who wants to help a group or organization, there are so many people in our community that jump at the opportunity! We definitely learned that in doing this. Not everything goes according to plan, but it has taught us to have multiple backups, a thick skin and to stay positive!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the knowledge and experience gained from the project, Patrick is confident in her abilities and still has high hopes for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd eventually, who knows, I may be walking into the Fraze with the intention of planning a benefit concert that has tons of great musicians coming from all over Ohio to help organizations like Dayton Children\u2019s Hospital, it will just take a lot more time and a lot more people helping!\u201d She exclaimed. \u201cI\u2019ll never doubt it can be done!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry Wolski
<\/strong>Executive Editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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