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NBC: Anonymous Donation Makes Online Music Therapy Session Free for Loudoun Co. Students [Video]
April 9th, 2020 An anonymous donor gave music therapy nonprofit A Place To Be enough money to make music therapy sessions available to any family in Loudoun County Public Schools for free. For families of children with special needs, being stuck indoors and adhering to social distancing policies can be a challenge. Tom Sweitzer, director…
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Loudoun Now: Claude Moore Foundation Completes 2020 Grant Distributions
Mar 3, 2020 The trustees of The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation have concluded their grant cycle for 2020. The Foundation, which was created by Loudoun resident Dr. Claude Moore, pledged or made grants since its conception totaling more than $79 million to various charities. Loudoun-based charities and organizations received more than $22.5 million, including $2,422,000 for…
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AARP: Bridging Sound and Science: Music’s Role in Healing
February 28, 2020 Survivors who sing Standing over a keyboard at the front of a beige conference room on a satellite college campus in Loudon, Virginia, Sweitzer, a music therapist, addressed the dozen or so adults seated in front of him. Some were joined by caregivers; others came solo. Everyone held sheet music. “Let’s start…
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Loudoun Times Mirror: The healing power of music: A Place to Be offers support, community through stroke survivor choir
Dec 31, 2019 One of the greatest challenges for recovering stroke survivors is regaining a sense of self, and the Different Strokes for Different Folks choir gives new meaning to the idea of finding one’s voice. Tom Sweitzer, co-founder of Middleburg-based music therapy organization A Place to Be, began the choir five years ago to help…
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Loudoun Now: Donors Make $102K Impact for Loudoun Charities
November 19, 2019 Donors to the Loudoun Impact Fund on Monday celebrated the award of grants totaling $102,000 to support 15 nonprofit organizations. The Loudoun Impact Fund brings together individuals and businesses interested in grantmaking, administered through a joint effort of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia and the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern…
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