Seattle Children's JDM Guild http://www.jdmguild.org Funding research to find a cure Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:58:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mateo Messina and the Symphony Guild http://www.jdmguild.org/?p=40 http://www.jdmguild.org/?p=40#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:55:20 +0000 admin http://www.jdmguild.org/?p=40 Ten years ago I met a quirky guy who was a hired to be an inside sales guy calling international customers trying to sell them software. Turns out he was quite the musician and sales was not his first passion.  He loved life and all that it presented.  One day, not sure why, Mateo walked into my office and we ending up talking about Jordyn’s story.  It was still quite fresh for me since she had only passed three years earlier. 

 I encouraged him to go to the playroom at Seattle Children’s and play piano for the kids because I thought they would like his fun rendition of Santa Claus is coming to town.   He actually did it and was soon cornered by some of the more senior volunteers at the hospital including Phil Smart who encouraged him to think bigger.  Mateo moved to LA to pursue his musical interests but has never forgotten Children’s.  An award winning composer,  he returns frequently to the playroom in Laurelhurst to play for the kids and has turned his passion into an annual symphony at Benaroya Hall to raise funds for Seattle Children’s.   If you want to see a fun event with great music and a great cause, buy a ticket to The Symphony Guild’s event on November 6th, 2009.  Symphony of the Superhero.

Last years King5 News storyMateo on KING 5

]]> http://www.jdmguild.org/?feed=rss2&p=40 0 New Name..New Website http://www.jdmguild.org/?p=32 http://www.jdmguild.org/?p=32#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:27:41 +0000 admin http://dukelow.org/?p=32 I’ve always struggled with how to create a really nice looking website without having to spend a lot of dollars or go asking for someone to donate their time updating the site.  Along comes wordpress, wordpress for dummies and a bit of desire to hack some CSS to get the colors and logo in the right place.

So this is the beginning of a new chapter for the guild.  In memory of Jordyn, my beloved daughter, and Kristen Jaquish, a passionate women to the end, I pledge that in my lifetime we’ll do everything we can to find a cure.

Chris

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