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Welcome to the June issue of Bringing Joy To Every Home.
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Local Music With Mommies Hold Benefit Garage Sale for Spring Hill Student and Cancer Patient, Annabelle Obersteadt
This past Saturday June 7th area moms and their families from Music with Mommie classes in Spring Hill joined forces with non-profit organization Advocate for the Creative Child in a yard sale benefit on behalf of Annabelle Obersteadt. Annabelle, now four years old, was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma Stage 3 cancer at the tender age of two.
As part of Music with Mommie classes held at Stegmann’s School of Performing Arts, Annabelle has won the hearts of her young classmates (ages 5 months to 5 years) and their mommies. When some of the moms in class learned of the mounting medical bills and ongoing need for Annabelle’s treatments, they knew they had to do something. Well, they did it! This past Saturday, their yard sale benefit raised over $1800 to help Annabelle and her family!
“We were all very pleased with the outcome of the benefit sale,” said Stacy Jagger, creator/owner of Music with Mommie and director of classes in Spring Hill and Franklin. “Many families donated items to be sold and some also gave monetary donations directly for the cause.” Domino's Pizza supplied free pizza coupons and brought lunch to the yard sale workers. Sopranoz of Spring Hill also supported the benefit by donating a gift card that was given away by Annabelle drawing a name from those who attended the sale.
“It is a great privilege to have Annabelle as one of my students and to have had this opportunity to work alongside the other moms on behalf of little Annabelle and her family,” says Jagger. With a life-long love of music, Stacy was born and raised in Nashville, educated in music at both UT Knoxville and Belmont University, and embodies all the qualities that have earned Tennessee the title “Volunteer State”. Stacy is the volunteer director of Advocate for the Creative Child, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to bringing the high-energy, interactive early-childhood music curriculum of Music with Mommie to children of families who could otherwise not afford it.
“For me, Advocate for the Creative Child is a dream-come-true,” says Jagger. “It’s all about bringing the benefits and rewards of early-childhood music education to those who, for whatever reason, cannot afford it.” Advocate for the Creative Child is currently seeking instructors in Nashville to bring the Music with Mommie curriculum and classes to underprivileged neighborhoods and women’s shelters in the inner city.
Donations to Advocate for the Creative Child are tax-deductible. Throughout the month of June any donations made to the organization will benefit young Annabelle in her fight with cancer. Checks can be made payable to Advocate for the Creative Child, with “Fund 680” in the memo line. Please mail checks to:
Advocate for the Creative Child
7003 Chadwick Dr., Suite 354
Brentwood TN 37027
A donation receipt will be mailed to the name and address listed on the check.
For more about Annabelle, visit www.caringbridge.org/visit/annabelleobersteadt
For more information about Music with Mommie and future updates on Advocate for the Creative Child, visit www.musicwithmommie.com
For more information on Advocate for the Creative Child, contact Stacy Jagger at stacyjagger@musicwithmommie.com
In The Spotlight
This month we are spotlighting Annabelle's amazing mommie, Sarah Obersteadt.
"We are so thankful to have Music with Mommie in our lives!!! It has been a blessing to close the door to our house, leaving all the madness of laundry and such to be with other mothers and their children for an hour of musical play!!! What a perfect way to catch one's breath before facing the rest of the week!!! Also, the friendships we have made are irreplaceable!!!"
Sarah Obersteadt
Wife of Kurt Obersteadt
and mother of 3 ~
Elsie (6), Annabelle (4), and Tucker (13 months)
Happy Father's Day!
Dads, don't think we've forgotten about you this Father's Day! We know that you are such an important part of your little one's lives. Some of you have visited class and seen all of the precious singing and dancing for yourselves. Some of you have told us how much fun it is for you to come home after a long day at work and see the grinning face of your budding musician showing off the latest song from class. Thank you for your support and for lending us the ladies and babies in your lives for an hour each week. They are trully a blessing to us!
Dads are always welcome in class and it is a joy for the directors to have you come and join us. We get as big a kick out of it as the kids do!
So, for you this Father's Day we invite you to watch this:
http://www.tacmovie.com/
It will touch your heart!
Stacy Jagger and the Music With Mommie Jug Band Rocks Stones River Mall And Bellevue Family Picnic
Stacy Jagger and the Music With Mommie Jug Band held a rockin' show at the Stones River Mall in Murfreesboro in May. It was a show full of music, dancing, props, bubbles and some crazy cool homemade jug band instruments. The kids in the audience were able to take turns learning to play the tambourine, washboard, washtub bass, and stumpf fiddle. Everyone had a great time dancing and singing along with some classic children's favorites as well as a few traditional jug tunes.
The band also played a show at the Bellevue Family Picnic in May. It was a great outdoor event full of music and family fun!
Stay on the look out for more Jug Band shows coming soon. It's a fast-paced awesome show you don't want to miss!
Check out our news/blog page on our website for more pictures!
All Day Long by: Stacy Jagger
My Daddy and the Dollar General
My daddy is a great storyteller. In fact, he can gather a crowd at just about any Dollar General, as he tells stories about the old days, football, his latest pet peeve, you name it. As a child, I remember him telling the same stories, over and over, and over again. And now, as an adult, I know he was on to something!
Repetition is the key when working with children. And with storytelling, mommas you know… “More! More! More!” Our children want to hear our stories over and over again. What we don’t realize is that it actually places her in a ‘zone’ of concentration, quiet, and relaxation. Good for the heart and soul, while it helps process emotion and shape her imagination.
When telling a story at home, use eye contact, use facial expressions, use vocal inflection and interact with your child. And put down that book! Make up a story all on your own! Start with this one. Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there was a little frog named Buddy. Now Buddy was a funny little frog, for his legs were short and stumpy and he couldn’t hop around like all the other frogs on Huckleberry Lane. One day, while by the creek side in a blazing rainstorm…. OK mommas, your turn…. Take over and make it good!! Awaken your imagination, and the imagination of your little listener will follow. “See” the story in your mind, and tell it with gusto! Visualize it, and the words will come.
And in the middle of your story! Break out into song! Lalalalaaaaa!!! Nothin’ like a good home made musical.
You see mommas, it takes a leap of faith to see that play is the best way to connect with your child, to develop her brain and to give yourself a break from this serious world!
Once upon a time, we sang when we washed and dried the dishes, raked leaves, performed gardening tasks, drove long distances in cars, and for family entertainment. Sometimes we even shared our love of music with friends, neighbors, and relatives! Now, live music and storytelling that children see or hear is mostly whatever comes through the “tube”. I challenge you mommas. Turn off that tube and make it real. And let me know if Buddy makes it through the rainstorm.
Your child does not care about your level of so-called “talent”. Think about this. When your momma is dead and gone, who would you want to hear a recording of singing or telling a story, your momma or Celine Dion? Point made.
So sing mommas. Sing!
I’ll see you at Dollar General. On the microphone isle.
Inspiration
"Hey! Mr. Tamborine Man, play a song for me. I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to." - Bob Dylan
http://www.noglassceilingmovie.com
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