NAMM Offers New SupportMusic Community Action Kit Free to Members
New kit designed to help NAMM Members strengthen music education at the local community level
NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, is offering its Members free copies of a new SupportMusic Community Action Kit, which offers step-by-step guidance, action tools and handouts about how to support music education in local communities. Free copies of the kit are also available to parents and community organizations.
Previously nicknamed the “Einstein Kit,” the redesigned SupportMusic Community Action Kit includes:
• A 24-page guide to grassroots advocacy, and the same information provided in Spanish
• A CD-ROM with community action tools including presentation materials, handouts, and petition and press release templates
• 50 copies of the “Why Learn to Play Music?” brochure, which can be customized with a company name and address
“The new kit is another resource NAMM is providing to Members to proactively spread the word about the benefits of music education in their communities,” said Mary Luehrsen, director of public affairs and government relations at NAMM.
To request a SupportMusic Community Action Kit, call NAMM at 800.767.6266 or e-mail a request to info@namm.org.
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About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit trade association representing the $18.1 billion global music products industry, with a mission to strengthen the music industry and promote the pleasures and benefits of making music. Comprised of more than 9,000 member companies and individual professionals worldwide, NAMM supports an industry that employs more than 400,000 people globally. Through its programs, events and advocacy efforts, NAMM advances a shared vision of a thriving, innovative and inclusive music products industry where every person has access to the joy of music-making. NAMM also operates The NAMM Foundation, investing in the future of music through the support of education, global grantmaking and featured programs that expand participation in music across all ages and stages of life. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., NAMM serves as a leading voice for the global music products industry through public policy, advocacy, education and other member services. For more information, visit NAMM.org, and learn more about NAMM’s Vision, Mission & Objectives at NAMM About Page.