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And since we're entirely volunteer – with no office, salaries, or paid staff – administrative costs are less than 2% of revenues! So far, we've distributed over $2 million to support music education for children – hundreds of grants in all 50 states, with more on the way.
I alluded in a comment earlier to the collective consciousness of a peak experience. The body begins to produce dopamine, seratonin, oxytocin, etc…and when this happens you have what some call a religious experience. When these chemicals stack themselves one upon the other a mystical thing happens, the body recognizes the birth of these neurochemicals in those around us and we get enveloped in a collective “hug!”
Put another way, it feels like your friend Byron was reaching down to hug us all last night. He spoke through the music, through the emotion, through the energy to fill our cups, collectively. Thanks for getting vulnerable here as well as putting together a kick ass recap and taking us to Church.