Origins

First we'd like to start with thanking everyone so much who have tweeted or donated to help Art ala Carte PDX to relocate to some new digs (and so much more!).  And since more than 10 people rose up to the challenge, as promised here's the story about how we got started :-)

The idea behind "37 people can't be wrong" actually started 21 years ago.  At the time we had no idea where it would take us.  But we can't say too much about that part of the story (without breaking anonymity).  Fast forward though to April 24, 2011 and there begins the real story that brought about 37 people as you know us today.

Kids sell T-shirts to save music program

On that fateful Sunday I happened to come across this article (link above).  I can't tell you exactly what it was but for some reason that article really struck a chord.  Perhaps it was because of how much music has impacted my life or how I remembered that I had the opportunity to play an instrument when I was younger.  In any case it was on that day that the journey of 37 people began.

After doing some research I came across a few charities where I felt I could help make a positive difference in trying to preserve music education across the country.  The rest is, as they say, history!  All it took after that was the help and support of my 37 people as well as a most fortuitous encounter with the person who runs one of our favorite giving pages (here's a hint - we've been told music makes our students smarter!).

So now you know what got us started as 37 people ;-)