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Through the power of music and kindness, we help those in need.

November 1, 2023 | Issue L - our 50th issue!

A Message from the Founders

We’re moving into our holiday season, and that means doing some extra special work to finish out the year. We have 2 holiday charity shows coming up: Dec. 3 at SOhO in Santa Barbara and Dec. 10 at Bogies in Westlake Village. We hope you’ll join us at one or the other. Tickets are going fast so don’t wait! Proceeds will support our ongoing programs which include “Together in Tune” -our music enrichment for underprivileged kids, and also food for our monthly outreach, feeding unsheltered homeless folks.

The end-of-year campaign kicks off with the traditional GIVING TUESDAY; this year it’s Tuesday November 28^th. For those unfamiliar, it’s a national day of giving for non-profit organizations like ours. So please watch for more info via email and social media. Every dollar matters. We’re also very excited to be relaunching our biggest online effort from last holiday season, The Tribe’s all-star version of Donny Hathaway’s “THIS CHRISTMAS” (both audio recording & video). Lots to look forward to the next couple of months. Please stay well and make every day count! –Kevin & Mare Wachs, co-founders

TWO HOLIDAY CHARITY CONCERTS

SOhO Santa Barbara

(upstairs in Victoria Court)

Click HERE for tickets

-Doors open at 7:00PM

-Limited Table Seating

-All ages welcome

-Silent Auction

This show will feature: Rosemary Butler, Rob Morrow, Gary Stockdale, John Pratt, Hunter Hawkins, Steve Goddard, Lauri Reimer + some special guests.

The band:

Keys - Gary Stockdale, Eric Ekstrand

Drums - Kevin Wachs, Dan Rosen

Bass - Jay Cohen, George Bunnell

Guitars - Michael Stern, Fuzzbee Morse, Pete Wagonhurst

Saxophone - Steve Sadd

Percussion – Lauri Reimer

Background vocals: Jaynee Thorne, Lauri Reimer, John McNeely, Gary Stockdale

Bogies in Westlake Village

Click HERE for tickets

-Doors open at 5:00pm

-Limited seating

-Silent Auction

This show will feature:

Rob Morrow, Gary Stockdale Rosemary Butler, John Pratt, Steve Goddard, Chris Paul Overall, Jules Galli, Cara Lee, Rudy Cardenas, Jeff Alan Ross, Lauri Reimer, Richard T Bear, Larry Antonino, and Steve Postell

The band:

Keys - Gary Stockdale, Eric Ekstrand

Drums - Kevin Wachs, Dan Rosen

Bass - Jay Cohen, George Bunnell

Guitars - Michael Stern, Phil Lo Presti

Saxophone - Steve Sadd

Percussion – Henry Arias, Lauri Reimer

Background vocals: Jaynee Thorne, Lauri Reimer, John McNeely, Gary Stockdale

NEW MUSIC TEACHER

Welcome Tom Jacob to our Music Teacher roster!

Tom is a multi-instrumentalist, with keyboards being his main instrument. He is from a musical family starting as a child in a family band that played for US Troops. He’s recorded and toured with Al Jardine of Beach Boys fame and has worked with Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Carnie & Wendy Wilson, and more.

GTF Attended Tierra del Sol's Partner Recognition Event

Tierra del Sol has been working with GTF since 2020, assembling hand-wash kits. We were very proud to be part of this annual event.

Pictured: GTF Programming Director, Lauri Reimer with Tierra del Sol's Duane Galila, Employment Initiatives Manager

Work continues for the homeless

This is Peter. He comes to Get Together Foundation Headquarters every couple of months to pick up a quantity of boxes of hand-wash kits, made by our wonderful volunteers, which he delivers to The Midnight Mission that distributes them to homeless individuals on Skid Row.

This time, Peter picked up 100 boxes containing 25 kits each. That's a lot of hand-wash kits!

DONATE

If you feel inspired by our work we'd love your helping hands. Get involved. Please join us as a VOLUNTEER. CONTACT US at volunteer@gettogetherfoundation.com or call (818) 727-7884 or go to the WEBSITE. It feels so good to make a difference in someone's life. You can help.

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