The Sandbridge Scholarship Fund:
In Memory of Adie Carlyle
Help us grow the Sandbridge community by contributing to the Sandbridge Scholarship Fund. The fund grants partial scholarships to attend Sandbridge to anyone who has a financial need. There is no work-study option at Sandbridge. We want everyone to fully participate in the experience!
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The Sandbridge Scholarship Fund was born in the fall of 2017 based on the generosity of a former Sandbridge participant. Our first student was the very talented 15 year old Chaeli Smith. Chaeli studied with Mary Lynn Michal. See Chaeli and Mary Lynn playing "The Down Home Waltz" which Chaeli learned at Sandbridge. Since that time, the fund has provided scholarships for more than 60 participants.
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Watch for Merchandise Fundraisers
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Occasionally, we create new designs and new products to sell. All profits from these items go to support the Scholarship Fund. In 2021, we raised about $2000 by selling T-shirts and Hoodies with our latest logo design.
Watch for a new fundraiser in 2024! |
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Adie Carlyle (June 28, 1955 - January 6, 2018)
Adie was an accomplished hammer dulcimer player who studied HD and fiddle for many years with Ken. At Sandbridge, she displayed her great passion for music, learning every piece and participating in and occasionally even leading the jams. Adie knew that Sandbridge was about loving the process of learning and always striving to have fun doing so. Typical of Adie's love of having fun, her lack of prowess at the pool table never deterred her from getting in there and having a ton of fun. Always encouraging others, she laughed at nearly every shot and sometimes, remarkably, she even made one! Adie's joy, laughter, eagerness to participate, optimism and determination to learn epitomized the spirit of Sandbridge. On January 1, 2018 - just five days before her death - Elke Baker, Robin Bullock and Ken Kolodner played a house concert in Ken's living room, with about 30-40 of Adie's friends in attendance and hundreds watching on Facebook. That included Adie watching from her hospice room, with Mary Lynn van Deventer by her side. Adie loved Sandbridge and the great community of players who attended. She donated her instruments to support the Sandbridge Scholarship Fund. Since that time, over 100 Sandbridge participants and supporters have now donated to the scholarship fund. We will remember her forever. |
Your donation is potentially fully tax deductible.
Common Ground on the Hill is graciously providing "fiscal sponsorship". Founded by the highly influential hammered dulcimer player Walt Michael, "Common Ground on the Hill was founded on the premise that there is a common human thread unifying all people expressed in our various artistic traditions. Our mission is to make this thread a path toward human understanding, tolerance, fulfillment, and enjoyment. The embodiment of this path is a music and arts community where master musicians, artists, craftspeople, and creative thinkers will provide a quality learning experience for an audience that we will endeavor to increase in size, diversity, and influence. It is essential to the success of this mission that the artists, teachers, and students, reflect local, national, and international communities.
Common Grounds mission: "To provide the opportunity to teach and to study various musical instruments and art forms representing various ethnic and cultural traditions. To sponsor a series of musical and artistic events from cultural and ethnic groups who are marginalized in our society or who are in conflict with each other and listen to their voices, e.g., Indigenous People, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian-Americans, Euro-Americans etc. To encourage and facilitate dialogue, by way of the arts among different cultural traditions, in order to discover that this artistic common ground unites us, and that, as a result, the world might become a more humane place."
Sandbridge warmly thanks Walt and the Common Ground organization!
We offer three types of scholarships:
(1) Youth: 21 or younger
(2) Needs-based: you or someone you know would like to attend Sandbridge but cannot afford to do so
(3) Enrichment: we support players who will enrich the Sandbridge experience
If you know of a candidate who might qualify, please contact Ken directly ([email protected] or call 410-746-8387).
Scholarship offers are confidential unless the participant indicates otherwise.
Common Ground on the Hill is graciously providing "fiscal sponsorship". Founded by the highly influential hammered dulcimer player Walt Michael, "Common Ground on the Hill was founded on the premise that there is a common human thread unifying all people expressed in our various artistic traditions. Our mission is to make this thread a path toward human understanding, tolerance, fulfillment, and enjoyment. The embodiment of this path is a music and arts community where master musicians, artists, craftspeople, and creative thinkers will provide a quality learning experience for an audience that we will endeavor to increase in size, diversity, and influence. It is essential to the success of this mission that the artists, teachers, and students, reflect local, national, and international communities.
Common Grounds mission: "To provide the opportunity to teach and to study various musical instruments and art forms representing various ethnic and cultural traditions. To sponsor a series of musical and artistic events from cultural and ethnic groups who are marginalized in our society or who are in conflict with each other and listen to their voices, e.g., Indigenous People, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian-Americans, Euro-Americans etc. To encourage and facilitate dialogue, by way of the arts among different cultural traditions, in order to discover that this artistic common ground unites us, and that, as a result, the world might become a more humane place."
Sandbridge warmly thanks Walt and the Common Ground organization!
We offer three types of scholarships:
(1) Youth: 21 or younger
(2) Needs-based: you or someone you know would like to attend Sandbridge but cannot afford to do so
(3) Enrichment: we support players who will enrich the Sandbridge experience
If you know of a candidate who might qualify, please contact Ken directly ([email protected] or call 410-746-8387).
Scholarship offers are confidential unless the participant indicates otherwise.
Apply: Scholarship Categories
To apply, contact Ken Kolodner via email at [email protected] or call 410-746-8387
Scholarships of three types:
(1) Youth Scholarships for anyone 21 years or younger
(2) Needs-based Scholarships - express in your email why you want to attend Sandbridge, how you heard about it and explain your financial need. If you believe you still will not be able to afford coming to Sandbridge, you should still contact Ken to discuss your need.
(3) Enrichment for players who will enrich the experience for everyone!
Typically, the scholarships will cover up to 50% of the total fee. All scholarship offers are confidential unless the participant is willing to let it be known.
Scholarships of three types:
(1) Youth Scholarships for anyone 21 years or younger
(2) Needs-based Scholarships - express in your email why you want to attend Sandbridge, how you heard about it and explain your financial need. If you believe you still will not be able to afford coming to Sandbridge, you should still contact Ken to discuss your need.
(3) Enrichment for players who will enrich the experience for everyone!
Typically, the scholarships will cover up to 50% of the total fee. All scholarship offers are confidential unless the participant is willing to let it be known.
Donors - thanks to everyone!!
Adie Carlyle
Alison Brown
Angela Guida
Ann Chambers
Ann Crawford
Ann Jaffe
Ann Parker
Anne Parker
Barbara Garnett
Beth & Jay Benforado
Betsy McCaul
Beverly Stupak
Bob Flory
Bob Hubbach
Candace Hepler
Carol Becker
Carol Hill
Carol Radcliffe
Caye Western
Charlie
Charlie Neyenhouse
Corlie & Keith Eldred
Dana Polmateer
Daniel Teitelbaum
Deborah Haney
Denis Smith
Denise Chamberlain
Don Maclane
Dori Blitzstein
Doug Baumgaardt
Elke Baker
Ellen Teitelbaum
Essential Brands
Eugene Baron
Evan Teitelbaum
Jan Martin
Jan Young
Jeffrey Brazier
Jerri Muhlenberg
Jim Plitt
Jody Fishman
Judy Maeir
Karen Ashbrook
Karen Bierwert
Kathleen Smith
Kathy Sanderson
Keith Eldred
Laura Eads
Laurie McCarriar
Linda Friedman
Linda Lowe Thompson
Lisa Feinman
Marian Olson
Mark Higgins
Martha Adams
Mary Anne Blair
Mary Lynn Michal
Mary Salkever
Michell & Gerda Kassner
Mike Ingram
Milena Mattigly
Natalee Lima
Nina Cardin
Peggy Cook
Pete Bromwich
Phyllis Howard
Rick Knight
Robin Bullock
Ronda Vanover
Roxanne Smith
Susan Feist
Susan Goldstein
Terry Lefler
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Adie Carlyle
Alison Brown
Angela Guida
Ann Chambers
Ann Crawford
Ann Jaffe
Ann Parker
Anne Parker
Barbara Garnett
Beth & Jay Benforado
Betsy McCaul
Beverly Stupak
Bob Flory
Bob Hubbach
Candace Hepler
Carol Becker
Carol Hill
Carol Radcliffe
Caye Western
Charlie
Charlie Neyenhouse
Corlie & Keith Eldred
Dana Polmateer
Daniel Teitelbaum
Deborah Haney
Denis Smith
Denise Chamberlain
Don Maclane
Dori Blitzstein
Doug Baumgaardt
Elke Baker
Ellen Teitelbaum
Essential Brands
Eugene Baron
Evan Teitelbaum
Jan Martin
Jan Young
Jeffrey Brazier
Jerri Muhlenberg
Jim Plitt
Jody Fishman
Judy Maeir
Karen Ashbrook
Karen Bierwert
Kathleen Smith
Kathy Sanderson
Keith Eldred
Laura Eads
Laurie McCarriar
Linda Friedman
Linda Lowe Thompson
Lisa Feinman
Marian Olson
Mark Higgins
Martha Adams
Mary Anne Blair
Mary Lynn Michal
Mary Salkever
Michell & Gerda Kassner
Mike Ingram
Milena Mattigly
Natalee Lima
Nina Cardin
Peggy Cook
Pete Bromwich
Phyllis Howard
Rick Knight
Robin Bullock
Ronda Vanover
Roxanne Smith
Susan Feist
Susan Goldstein
Terry Lefler
Anonymous
If you do not want to be listed, please let me know. And if I missed you, please let me know.