The Nolan Gibbons Memorial Fund (NGMF) announced that 12 teens from across the country, received scholarships and grants to help support their performance goals. Some winners are using funds to take a class, purchase a new instrument or acquire a software upgrade.
“We are so grateful to everyone who has donated to us to bring this vision to light. When we started NGMF, our goal was to reach out and support other young people like Nolan to help them pursue their dreams in his honor. We feel incredibly fortunate that we can now share this with everyone, and we know that Nolan would be cheering all of them on.” – shared Sheila J. Gibbons, Founder of NGMF.
Winners of The Music Career Mastermind three-month virtual Artist Development Program are both from Massachusetts, Kerry Driscoll, 18 (Music Theatre Accelerator) and Jorge R Carrillo, 17 (Music Career Accelerator.)
Winners of the General Arts Grants are: Emma Bowman, 18 from Virginia; Joe Connelly, 17 from Pennsylvania; Katelyn Craig, 15 from Massachusetts; Oliver Dunn, 16 from Massachusetts; Molly Dupre, 16 from Massachusetts; Anthony Fix, 17 from Rhode Island; Emmilee Jordan, 19 from Rhode Island; Riley Miller, 17 from Massachusetts; Liliana Moreno-Cornejo, 20 from Massachusetts, and Grace Steigerwald, 17 from Florida.
The Nolan Gibbons Memorial Fund was created to empower and support performing artists. These scholarships and grants are funded by donations to The Nolan Gibbons Memorial Fund and proceeds from the annual NolanFest live music event held each summer at Silvershell Beach in Marion.
For more information and to apply, please visit: www.nolangibbons.org.
Earth Day Cleanup in Mattapoisett, Lend a hand to save the land. Keep Mattapoisett Beautiful at the Mattapoisett Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday, April 22 from 9 to 11 am. Register on the library’s calendar of events at mattapoisettlibrary.org.
Volunteers will meet at the library to get project assignments and supplies. Keep Massachusetts Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, is sponsoring the cleanup and will provide the necessary supplies. Detailed instructions will be emailed to groups the week prior to the cleanup. Volunteers are invited to enjoy pizza and cookies at the library after the cleanup.
The Mattapoisett Sustainability Partnership is excited to host this cleanup event. The Mattapoisett Sustainability Partnership got its start during a grant initiative at the library, Start Locally – Live Sustainably. The group continues to meet and is taking on projects to raise awareness about food waste, recycling, and climate change. New members are always welcome to join and upcoming meetings are listed on the library’s events calendar. Email mfpl@sailsinc.org for more information about the cleanup or to join the Partnership.