Guitars for Kids Expanding Ten new music education programmes for vulnerable children in Ireland Access to life-changing music education programmes has been made available to an additional 120+ vulnerable children across ten new locations in Ireland with thanks to vital financial support from the Smurfit Kappa Foundation and the Irish Youth Foundation. €30,000. in funding, via …
Q3 Donor Draw Prize revealed For every €5. you donate to the Musical Youth Foundation before 6pm on October 8th 2015 we’ll give you a chance to win this totally unique and super cool Instrumental Art piece created by artist Brian Gallagher. The draw will take place live on the Soul Kitchen on 103.2 Dublin …
Quiz Quiz raises €798.40 for Musical Youth Foundation! A big THANK YOU to everyone who attended our second ever ‘Bring Your Brain Power’ Quiz Night in McGrattan’s Cafe Bar last Thursday. The quiz organised by our volunteer team gave supporters a chance to enjoy a fun night out while helping to raise much needed funds …
Award Win Chris Maher wins a Sean Moore Community Award! Musical Youth Foundation Founder & CEO Chris Maher has been awarded a Sean Moore Community Award for his tireless work helping at-risk young people reach their full potential through music education. Chris was nominated for the award by the team at St. Andrews Community Centre …
Urgent Donations Needed The Musical Youth Foundation is urgently seeking donations for our 2014 music education programmes helping at-risk young people in Ireland. Without your donations we simply cannot continue to help vulnerable young people benefit from our work. Not sure if you’d like to help? Watch this short video made by StubHub which tells …
MYF Youth Ambassador Sixteen year old Daryl Ward becomes a Youth Ambassador for the Musical Youth Foundation. Daryl began learning to play the guitar via the Musical Youth Foundation ‘guitars for kids’ programme 3 years ago and was today unveiled as our first ever MYF Youth Ambassador. Not only has Daryl benefited from his experience …
Two new guitar groups open in Dublin Young people in Drimnagh received brand spanking new guitars this week from the Musical Youth Foundation. Local kids will benefit from weekly lessons, practise sessions and a host of exciting music workshops and performance experiences at the St John Bosco Youth Centre over the coming months. The Musical …
Quiz Night Join us on Thursday October 3rd upstairs in McGrattans Cafe Bar for our Bring Your Brain Power Quiz Night! How’s your general knowledge? Are you wise beyond your years? Do you have a bottomless pit for useless information? Or maybe you just have all the answers? We’re looking for 25 teams made up …
Pencilin Winner Congratulations to Ger Clarke, the final winner in our WANT ME? WIN ME! Instrumental Art Prize Draw! We caught up with our lucky winner this morning at his office in Dublin 15 where StubHub volunteer Emma Jean Reay presented Ger with his awesome prize on behalf of the Musical Youth Foundation! Since launching …
Pencilin Violin Draw Tonight The winner of the final piece of Instrumental Art in our WANT ME? WIN ME! draw will be announced tonight at 10.15pm (approximately) on the Soul Kitchen on 103.2 Dublin City FM. The lucky winner will take away the infamous Pencilin Violin created by Russell Healy! Since launching the Instrumental Art …