Gratitude blogroll 2011

Points of Light Music is grateful for many things this year... Here's the list as I know it (and many apologies for anyone omitted). 

Song Level ($1,000+)

• Metropolitan Regional Arts Council - for awarding us a Community Arts Award from the Arts & Cultural Legacy funds to start Grace Notes and providing so many free workshops for artists to grow through business
• Springboard for the Arts - for being the fiscal sponsor for Points Of Light Music and strengthening our capacity to tell our story
• Creative Community Leadership Institute & Intermedia Arts, i.e., Bill, Wendy and Erik - for inviting me to be a Fellow this summer
• AseraCare Hospice, Bloomington - for partnering with Points Of Light Music to create Grace Notes

Stanza Level ($300-999)

• Friendly Streets Initiative - for inviting me to be a Placemaking Artist at their Block Parties this summer.
• Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network - for providing arts internships in the Creative Aging field, and especially the songwriting one I participated in with Charlie Maguire
• Mark Bussey
• Janice Weller

Verse Level ($100-299)

• Marta Barnett
• Henry Borchardt
• Karen Mateer

Phrase Level (under $99)

• Anonymous (3)
• Sarah Bowman
• Al Bostelmann
• Ruth Goettig
• Lucy Heegaard
• Will Hale
• Ana Hernandez
• Karen Hogan
• Glenda Huston
• Rochelle James
• Janice Kragness
• Theresa Krier
• Sarah MacDougall
• Julie Robinson
• Jan Sedgewick
• LeeAnne Watkins

Note-worthy Level (non-financial)

• All my CCLI fellows, especially lab partners, Barry and Sheronda, and mentor Sandy
• All my Friendly Streets Placemaking artists, especially Molly
• All the good people in the Hamline-Midway and Frogtown neighborhood associations and the St. Paul Fair Lending Coalition, especially Jun-Li, Alan, Lily, Sam, Dave, and Needham
• All the staff at AseraCare Hospice, especially Renee and Ruth
• All the members of Grace Notes hospice choir
• All the AseraCare Hospice patients, their families, friends, roommates, and caregivers
• All my fellow Morning Star Singers, especially Barbara, Rena, Jules, Kris, Jessica, and Jeanne
• All my colleagues at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, St. Paul
• All my colleagues at the University of St. Thomas Libraries, especially Julie for scheduling Sing Heavenly Harmony (SHH!) in the O'Shaughnessy Room
• All my peers and mentors in the Music for Healing and Transition Program, especially Marcia and Melinda
• All my Dances of Universal Peace partners, especially Hakim, Zahir, Francis, and Will

Infinite Silence Level - The beginning of all things, which without it would make all of the above null and void. 

• The blessing of being placed on this earth with the skills to bring awareness of the suffering and pain surrounding us and the gifts to share joy, comfort and compassion at this time.