USING MUSIC TO EDUCATE, MOTIVATE, & INSPIRE PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM LIFE CHALLENGES

INSTRUMENTS OF HEALING, INC.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO IoH CO-FOUNDERS
ANDY GOLDENSON & SABRINA SCHRAM

for being the recipients of the Howie the Harp Arts Award at the international Alternatives Conference 2017! The award is described by the conference organizers the following way:

"Howie the Harp (1953-1995), a leader of the consumer/survivor/ex-patient community, created peace with his music, playing his harmonica wherever he went. He was a founder of Altered States of the Arts, a national network for artists, writers, and performers, and was the emcee at Alternatives Conference talent shows. Howie was a longtime advocate for the arts in the consumer community. We honor the work he did by presenting an award in his memory to a person/s who has carried on that tradition."

Andy and Sabrina traveled to Boston to receive the award, which was presented to them on August 20.

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WHAT DOES IOH DO?

Instruments of Healing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with the mission of creating musical experiences that promote wellness and inspire, motivate, and educate our peers in their recovery from mental health and substance use challenges. The programs presented by IoH include discussion about using music in recovery, instrumental experimentation, group jamming, solo singing, and sing-alongs. This unique mobile peer-run, peer-based organization brings a range of professional-grade musical instruments for our program participants to play during the many programs we give throughout Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, and beyond. During the programs, our participants lend each other a unique form of musical peer support that is non-judgmental, encouraging, and supportive. As peers teach each other, share their skills and talents, listen attentively to each other perform, and bond together over music, confidence and self-esteem is fostered during the IoH music-making experience.