Yamaha Retailer Joins Hope for Henry Foundation to Donate High-Tech Piano to Hackensack Hospital
HACKENSACK, N.J. A new Yamaha Clavinova digital piano was delivered to Hackensack University Hospital Medical Center at a dedication event celebrating the healing benefits of music on March 7, 2006, courtesy of Jacobs Music and the Hope for Henry Foundation.
The event, which took place in the Creative Arts Room of the DON-IMUS - WFAN Pediatric Center for Tomorrows Children, featured a demonstration of the high-tech features of the instrument. The hospital's music therapist, Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff of The Tomorrows Children's Institute at The Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, also offered insights into the relationship between music and healing and shared specific ways the instrument will improve the patients' experience while in the hospital. Patients and families who were visiting the clinic that morning were also invited to experience the piano as well.
Jacobs Music in Philadelphia and Hope for Henry also provided a Clavinova piano to Georgetown Hospital's pediatric oncology clinic in September 2005, and they hope to replicate this program at other hospitals nationwide. According to Bob Rinaldi, the retailer's Senior Vice President of Operations, Jacobs Music Company has also committed to a fundraising campaign to bring Hope for Henry to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
"The road to recovery for critically ill children is challenging and often marked by long stretches of hospitalization," says Laurie Strongin, Founder and President of the Hope for Henry Foundation. "Recognizing the restorative effects of laughter and learning, and how much smiles and hope can add to a patient's quality of life and determination to get better, the Hope for Henry Foundation fills kids' recovery time with fun and entertainment. Thanks to the generosity of Jacobs Music Company, the Foundation is delighted to provide young patients receiving life-saving treatments at Hackensack University Medical Center with the opportunity to play the piano and enjoy the benefits and pleasures of music."
The Clavinova digital piano offers many easy-to-use features that will enable all patients to enjoy the piano music, whether or not they know how to play. These include Follow Lights, an innovative guide lamp feature that lets users play tunes, whether or not they have ever sat down to a keyboard before. The piano also has the ability to download music directly from the Web, includes a virtual 16-track recording studio and enables users to create their own CDs.
About the Hope for Henry Foundation:
Hope for Henry Foundation (HFHF) was established in 2003 to honor the legacy of Henry Strongin Goldberg, who died at the age of seven from Fanconi anemia, a rare, fatal genetic disease. Hope for Henry Foundation improves the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses by providing carefully chosen gifts and specially-designed programs to entertain and promote comfort, care and recovery. HFHF brings smiles and laughter, hope and magic into the lives of these children and their families. HFHF has been serving patients at Hackensack University Medical Center since 2005. Other hospital partners include Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC and University of Minnesota Children's Hospital in Minneapolis.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622, telephone (714) 522-9011, or e-mail infostation@yamaha.com.
 L to R: Bob Rinaldi of Jacob's Music; John Federico of Frank & Camille's; Hope for Henry Foundation Founder Laurie Strongin; Joel A. Brochstein, M.D., director of The Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at The Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center; and Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff, MA, MT-BC, of The Tomorrows Children's Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders at The Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center. |
Jacobs Music in Philadelphia and Hope for Henry also provided a Clavinova piano to Georgetown Hospital's pediatric oncology clinic in September 2005, and they hope to replicate this program at other hospitals nationwide. According to Bob Rinaldi, the retailer's Senior Vice President of Operations, Jacobs Music Company has also committed to a fundraising campaign to bring Hope for Henry to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
"The road to recovery for critically ill children is challenging and often marked by long stretches of hospitalization," says Laurie Strongin, Founder and President of the Hope for Henry Foundation. "Recognizing the restorative effects of laughter and learning, and how much smiles and hope can add to a patient's quality of life and determination to get better, the Hope for Henry Foundation fills kids' recovery time with fun and entertainment. Thanks to the generosity of Jacobs Music Company, the Foundation is delighted to provide young patients receiving life-saving treatments at Hackensack University Medical Center with the opportunity to play the piano and enjoy the benefits and pleasures of music."
The Clavinova digital piano offers many easy-to-use features that will enable all patients to enjoy the piano music, whether or not they know how to play. These include Follow Lights, an innovative guide lamp feature that lets users play tunes, whether or not they have ever sat down to a keyboard before. The piano also has the ability to download music directly from the Web, includes a virtual 16-track recording studio and enables users to create their own CDs.
About the Hope for Henry Foundation:
Hope for Henry Foundation (HFHF) was established in 2003 to honor the legacy of Henry Strongin Goldberg, who died at the age of seven from Fanconi anemia, a rare, fatal genetic disease. Hope for Henry Foundation improves the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses by providing carefully chosen gifts and specially-designed programs to entertain and promote comfort, care and recovery. HFHF brings smiles and laughter, hope and magic into the lives of these children and their families. HFHF has been serving patients at Hackensack University Medical Center since 2005. Other hospital partners include Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC and University of Minnesota Children's Hospital in Minneapolis.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622, telephone (714) 522-9011, or e-mail infostation@yamaha.com.
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