PROJECT 440

The fall semester of our afterschool programs for Philadelphia high school students begins next week. A few slots remain for DOING GOOD (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Service) and INSTRUMENTS FOR SUCCESS (College Readiness and Career Paths). Learn more and Register today! https://project440.org/

Thank you for making our $44K+ For Project 440 campaign a success. Thanks to your support, we raised $46,084 from 97 individuals and surpassed our fundraising goal. With the support of our growing community, we will be able to offer more opportunities for Philadelphia youth to explore their creativity, envision their future, and discover the joy of service. Thank you! Learn more about our programs: https://project440.org/

Check out the latest From the Top podcast with guest co-host PROJECT 440 Founder & Vision Advisor Joseph Conyers, which also features performances by young artists from the Philadelphia region, Virginia, and Colorado. https://fromthetop.org/show/show-451/ PYO Music Institute PMAY Artists' Initiative

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We are immensely grateful to the 71 individuals who have already made a gift to our $44K+ For Project 440 Campaign! Your support and the enthusiasm of our growing community inspire us to ensure that all Philadelphia youth have the opportunity to participate in the arts.

We are less than $5,000 from our $45,000 goal! Your gift by August 31 will help us reach our fiscal year-end goal. More than that, you will support our citizen artists as they explore their creativity, discover the joy of service, and envision what is possible, whatever path they choose. Thank you! https://project440.org/what-students-are-saying

Joseph Conyers
Founder and Vision Advisor PROJECT 440

Congratulations to PROJECT 440 Board member and The Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Cellist, YUMI KENDALL on her appointment to the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music!

Curtis is thrilled to announce the addition of four new faculty members, all alumni of Curtis!

Soloist, chamber musician, and multifaceted artist Nicholas Canellakis; The Philadelphia Orchestra assistant principal cello Yumi Kendall; Boston Symphony Orchestra member Christine Jeonghyoun Lee; and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra principal clarinet YaoGuang Zhai are all joining the faculty starting this year.

These new additions expand the faculty in both departments and bring an exciting array of experiences that will benefit all of our students.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/NzK450T6N8k

Thank you to the more than 60 individual supporters who have already contributed to our $44K+Match for PROJECT 440 Campaign! We are less than $10,000 from reaching our $45,000 goal! Your gift can help to put us over the top and make our free afterschool programming available to more Philadelphia youth. https://project440.org/support

Registration for our fall programs, including INSTRUMENTS FOR SUCCESS, led by a college admissions expert, is open now. This program provides financial literacy training, covers all aspects of the college search and selection process, including how to navigate financial aid, and features guest speakers who share their education and career paths. Learn: https://project440.org/ifs-philly

Today, we are going way back to last month and the Celebration of Freedom Ceremony on July 4th! We had the honor of being named one of four finalists for the Wawa Foundation Hero Award and received a grant of $10,000 to advance our afterschool programs. Thank you to for supporting Philadelphia youth, and thanks again to everyone who for PROJECT 440! Wawa Welcome America Philadelphia Fire Explorers, As I Plant This Seed, Leveling the Playing Field, Inc.

This month, you will meet PROJECT 440 students, new alumni, college graduates, and emerging professionals. Ryan is a junior at West Chester University who is studying psychology. He participated in DOING GOOD and INSTRUMENTS FOR SUCCESS and was a member of the YOUTH ADVOCACY COUNCIL. Ryan said of Project 440, “I learned advocacy practice.” Check back throughout the month or visit our website to hear what more students are saying about Project 440! https://project440.org/what-students-are-saying

Patty participated in our Doing Good, Instruments for Success, and Youth Advocacy Council programs and served as the youth representative on our Board. Patty is a music performance and composition major at the University of Delaware, and the Associate Arts and Culture Editor of the Review, the independent student newspaper. When you make a gift to Project 440 by 8/31 your gift will be matched, and you will support more young leaders like Patty! https://project440.org/support

Registration for the Fall semester of DOING GOOD is open! The School District of Philadelphia students in 9th through 12th grades are welcome and encouraged to apply! You will learn about event planning, budgeting, and project management, build collaboration and communication skills, and work with your peers to create and implement a service project in your community. Learn more and apply here: https://project440.org/doinggood

When you make a gift to our $44K+ for Project 440 campaign, your gift will be matched by generous Project 440 donors. All gifts made by August 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $45,000. Your gift will support our programming for Philadelphia youth, including paid summer internships for Project 440 alumni, teaching artist training and professional development workshops, and stipends for our Doing Good and Instruments for Success students. Learn more and make your gift: https://project440.org/support

Eric participated in many PROJECT 440 programs including DOING GOOD, where he and his peers created "Sharing our Sound," an online network of young musicians that has grown from its original five founders to 12 peer mentors. Eric said of his experience in Project 440, "I learned how to put ideas into action to serve the community." https://project440.org/support

Over the past two weeks, students in 5th through 12th grades have participated in the All City Orchestra Summer Academy at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts. We partner with the Mann, The School District of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Lyra Society, and Network for New Music on this annual summer training camp for young instrumentalists. The camp concludes today with the ACOSA Orchestra's concert performed on the Highmark Skyline Stage conducted by Joseph Conyers.

We have launched a new Student Resources and Opportunities page on our website. This page is geared toward high school students and beyond and features audition and performance opportunities, college and career readiness information, scholarships, job listings, and more. Check it out and complete our brief survey to let us know what information you want to see on this page! https://project440.org/resources

Thank you to Philadelphia Cultural Fund! This grant allows PROJECT 440 to serve and nourish our community through art and culture. . Thank you to Philadelphia City Council, our Councilmember Mark Squilla, and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker for your support!

This month we are spotlighting some of our alumni and recent high school graduates! Jour-nae has participated in our DOING GOOD program and will attend Berklee College of Music in the fall. On Saturday, she will perform with other PROJECT 440 students at the Philly Youth Music Fest. Learn more and reserve your free tickets here: https://www.phillyyouthmusicfest.com/

Project 440 alum Avery Ingram will attend Rowan University in the fall and is also a 2024 recipient of the Zion’s Project Memorial Scholarship Fund. Learn more about Zion, Avery, and Zion’s Project in this story from 6abc Action News.

West Philly mother creates memorial scholarship in her son's name Cynthia Allen keeps the memory of her teenage son alive by providing scholarships to students who similarly love music.

Hi Friends, Thanks to everyone who voted for PROJECT 440 to win HERO Award! While we missed out on the $50,000 Grand Prize, we raised awareness about PROJECT 440 and the young people we serve, and we will receive $10,000 from Wawa to support our free afterschool programs for Philadelphia youth. THANK YOU!!!

We began our day at the Celebration of Freedom Ceremony hosted by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. We are thrilled to be named a Wawa Foundation Hero Award finalist and receive $10,000 from to support our free afterschool programs for youth throughout our great city! Congratulations to our co-finalists As I Plant This Seed and Leveling the Playing Field, Inc., and to the Grand Prize Winner Philadelphia Fire Explorers! Thank you, Wawa and Wawa Welcome America, for your support and for celebrating Philadelphia’s amazing young people. Happy Independence Day! Watch tonight a 6 PM ET on NBC10 Philadelphia!

THANK YOU for voting for PROJECT 440 to win HERO Award. We are honored to be selected as one of four finalists along with As I Plant This Seed, Philadelphia Fire Explorers, and Leveling the Playing Field, Inc. The winner will be announced during the Celebration of Freedom Ceremony on July 4th. Wawa Wawa Welcome America Learn more here: https://july4thphilly.com/event/celebration-of-freedom-ceremony/

There are just 3 days left to vote for PROJECT 440 to receive the HERO Award and the $50,000 grand prize, to enrich our community and can make our programs available to more Philadelphia high school students throughout our great city! Watch our story and vote: https://thewawafoundation.org/hero-award/ Wawa Wawa Welcome America Joseph Conyers Marcus John Bryant

Joseph Conyers spoke with Aunyea Lachelle of NBC10 Philadelphia Philly Live about what winning Hero Award would mean for PROJECT 440. With your vote, we can make a difference in the lives of so many more young people throughout our great city. Watch, Vote, and Share! THANK YOU!

Project 440 works to provide music education for Philadelphia high school students Project 440 is hitting just the right note when it comes to providing free after-school music-based programs for Philadelphia high school students. And this summer, the non-profit is a finalist for the Wawa Foundation Hero Award, which comes with a $50,000 dollar prize.

We could win $50,000 from Hero Award to help the community. Visit thewawafoundation.org/hero-award/ by 6/28 to vote for us! Wawa Welcome America Joseph Conyers