Music Loves Ohio President, Matt Crumpton, with particants of the Harmony on the South Side program and the new drum set donated by Music Loves Ohio.

Harmony on the South Side is an organization that works to improve economic and social conditions on the South Side of Columbus. One of the key aspects of the program is their weekly open mic night. In the past, Harmony on the South Side had a drum set that it used for each weekly open mic night. The owner of the drum set (who was only lending it to the organization) moved out of town and took the drum set back, leaving them with no drums.

Last week, Music Loves Ohio purchased a drum kit for Harmony on the South Side to be used for their open mic programs. The house drummer for Harmony on the South Side is a youngster. Through this donation, Music Loves Ohio continued its mission of giving underserved Central Ohio youth opportunities to play music that they otherwise would not have.

Hilliard Music Educator, Shawn Malone, with Music Loves Ohio President, Matt Crumpton

On Wednesday, November 30, Music Loves Ohio donated two iPod playing boomboxes and ten sets of Sony headphones to the Hilliard City School District. MLO President, Matt Crumpton, was on site to deliver the donated items.

This donation will be used to allow students to hear various genres of music through the general music education classes. The previously used equipment was broken and had not been replaced due to budget cuts.

“This is what Music Loves Ohio is here to do,” said Crumpton. “We are glad that our donation will benefit Hilliard students and hope to touch the lives of many more students in the future.”