Long and McQuade Instrument Drive Recap

We’re deeply grateful to everyone who looked through their instruments and chose to give during our Used Percussion Instrument Drive. Your donations are making a real difference in the lives of local seniors who often face isolation and have limited resources. We received four bins full of 100 instruments that will be donated to local care homes. Already two care homes are lined up to receive a bin full of instruments in Vancouver and Langford. 

A care home shared their excitement for this Drive:

“As an Indigenous housing society, we are always looking for opportunities to offer programs that celebrate the cultural roots of this land. I’m hoping to start a drumming circle this fall... If hand drums become available, I would be so grateful if you would keep Jesken Aerie in mind.” 

Heart for Music would like to express our thanks to Long & McQuade for opening many of their BC stores to host our Used Percussion Instrument Drive and for supporting our recent in-person workshop for seniors in care. Thanks to your support, and the 200 egg shakers gifted to Heart for Music, seniors in not-for-profit care homes now have more opportunities to engage in hands-on music-making. These instruments are resources for care homes, but they're also tools for music therapy, to bring comfort, and shared joy. We are so thankful for their help organizing and helping us to set-up this campaign. We’re deeply grateful for Long & McQuade’s support in helping us expand this impact through the power of music.

At our Drum & Decorate workshop event at L&M Vancouver in August, we met with the community to celebrate this Drive. We decorated shakers for seniors in care, gathered together for a Drum Circle, and connected over an enjoyment for music and passion for seniors. Special thanks to the lovely staff at Long & McQuade Vancouver and to Rhonda Bruce at Balanced ~ Energy ~ Wellness for making this possible, and our generous community for helping us leave with a box full of donations for our drive! 

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Used Percussion Instrument Drive. Your support has helped us provide meaningful musical resources to seniors in care.