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November 16, 2020

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Photo collage of envelopes addressed to "Love for our elders" project
A few of the letters addressed to 鈥淟ove for Our Elders.鈥

Even though COVID-19 has affected families and homes across the world, it did not stop xxxx视频鈥檚 commitment to serving our community. For several years, volunteers from xxxx视频 have paid our civic rent to Cleveland by giving back to other community organizations on a Day of Service. 

This year was slightly different, and arguably much more needed, considering all the recent events that have rocked Cleveland and the rest of the world. In a courageous effort to ease hearts and lift spirits, the xxxx视频 community banded together in early November to reach out to people from all walks of life in the Cleveland area.

Students, faculty, Trustees and donors showed their 鈥淟ove for Our Elders鈥 in bundles of colorful personal letters sent to senior homes.

Hearty, enthusiastic readings of The Giving Tree, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Cat in the Hat and Don鈥檛 Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! lit up the faces of children at the Mary McLeod Bethune School, watching from their homes all around Cleveland.

Furthermore, music warmed up the rooms of the senior communities in Moreland Courts and Judson Manor, with touching virtual performances from xxxx视频 students and faculty and other talks with the elders.

Julia Kim, an undergraduate student studying flute at xxxx视频, was grateful to participate in the performances: 鈥淎s wind players, my chamber group and I have not had many chances to perform for people, especially for those outside of the xxxx视频 community. We were thrilled to have the chance to record and share the music we鈥檝e prepared this semester through participating in xxxx视频 week of service!鈥

Finally, xxxx视频 musicians taught children from A Special Wish Cleveland about their instruments, explained their various features and enthralled them with their musical performances. 鈥淚t felt great to be able to share my violin playing with a new audience,鈥 said Jacob Buhler, a masters student at xxxx视频. 鈥淭hrough my video recording, I was able to tailor a program with complementary music to the story I read to the children. Doing projects like these are important for us as flexible musicians and are definitely very rewarding.鈥

Though this year鈥檚 week of service was quite different due to COVID restrictions, many hearts were nevertheless touched and minds calmed by the words and musical sounds from the xxxx视频 community to homes throughout Cleveland.

Written by violinist Abigail Tsai, a first-year master鈥檚 student from Westgate Village, California, who studies with Ilya Kaler.

Special thanks to staff members Wendy Waldron, Cicely Schonberg and Matthew Arnold for coordinating this year鈥檚 Week of Service, and to everyone who gave back to our community.