Explanation
The Harmony Project is a non-profit organization committed to diversity, philanthropy, community service, the environment, and the celebration of the human spirit through the performing arts. In 2008 and 2009, the organization was selected by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities as one of the best arts-based non-profits in the nation.
The Harmony Project shares its name and purpose with its 135-plus member choir which blends diversity, philanthropy and music. The choir is open to anyone, and has attracted diverse participants from throughout central Ohio. Through two performance seasons, The Harmony Project has been successful in meeting its mission and has made exceptional contributions to the Columbus community through hands-on volunteerism, and through charitable fundraising. Among these contributions, The Harmony Project, through performances and fundraising efforts, cleaned and refurbished Blackburn Recreation Center for After-School All-Stars, cleaned and mulched beds and playgrounds for Beatty Recreation Center, collected 4000+ toys and gift cards for children and teens in Central Ohio, collected 100+ bicycles for children and teens of Franklin County Children Services, adopted families through Center for Healthy Families and answered wish lists, and provided 300 hours of service to Mid-Ohio Foodbank.
The Harmony Project is proposing a series of re-beautification projects called “One Week, One Neighborhood” that will include Old Town East, Franklinton, and a return to Livingston Avenue between Parsons Road and Nelson Road. The project will feature educational, service, and artistic components. Funding sought from Columbus City Council is for educational and service components. The goals and objectives of this project are to meet identified and unmet needs of underserved neighborhoods by mobilizing thousands of volunteers to serve their Columbus Community.
Partnerships already in place include Nationwide Children's Hosp...
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