"Heart of a Child" Concert Coordinator

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Dr. Barbara Reuer, an internationally-recognized leader in music therapy, founded Resounding Joy in 2004 and has guided the organization’s growth from a group of volunteers with a closet of instruments to San Diego's primary nonprofit provider of music therapy. Resounding Joy provides this service to underserved populations, like:

• Service members and veterans with stress and trauma.
• Isolated older adults
• Medically fragile and/or hospitalized children

This year, Resounding Joy’s team of board-certified music therapists will reach over 1,500 individuals (7,000 contacts). An additional 2,000 individuals will benefit from volunteer-led supportive or recreational music. In alignment with its mission, the vast majority of Resounding Joy's services will be provided free of charge.

The Heart of a Child Concert

In 2008, the San Diego community lost a loving and caring young musician named Ariana Miller to congenital heart disease. Ariana was a gentle soul with a deep love of music. From the first moment of her fragile life, she responded to the rhythm of musical sound. As she struggled with her disease, surviving six open-heart surgeries and countless other invasive procedures, it was music that brought joy into her life. Although she ultimately lost her battle with congenital heart disease, her passionate love of music and its healing effect lives on through the Resounding Joy Ariana Miller Music with Heart Program.

Heart of a Child is an annual Resounding Joy benefit concert which provides funding for the program. This concert has become the premier showcase of the very best young musicians in San Diego County and features a diverse array of talented vocalists and instrumentalists. In 2017, due to the generous support of sponsors and patrons, Heart of a Child raised nearly $80,000, enabling Resounding Joy to continue providing daily music therapy at Rady, and expand services to patients with cancer. This has made an incredible impact on the care of these children.

Essential Functions:

• Organize and submit letters for auction item donation
  
• Train and recruit volunteers using existing materials for day-of assistance
• Record auction items are they are received in-office
• Design and print auction displays (templates available)
• Get an in-depth experience planning an event for 300+ concert attendees - all for a great cause!