“I invite you to sit at a new table … the best parts of us, aren’t what we see or expect. It’s in everything we discover when we’re brave enough to risk discomfort long enough to find the comfort of truly knowing another.”

Has anyone told you lately how brilliant you are? Well, it’s true.

“In that moment, music dissolved the walls between us. After break, we talked about pain — how even if our experiences weren’t the same, the ache of grief and loss is universal.”

I'm doing this fundraiser because band has changed my children’s lives. It gave them confidence, belonging, and a community that welcomes everyone. But for 9 of our 70 students, this milestone is financially out of reach.

gofund.me/eb2acfe0

I’m doing a thing. Maybe you’d like to go. #backtoschool

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