Project Always Remember.....this started like many great things, seemingly out of nowhere. Our family, The Foresters, is a Gospel Music Family Band from Michigan. We tour and sing about 200 concerts per year. In addition to this, we try to get into 50+ nursing homes and assisted living facilities each year.
How Did It Start?
In March of 2020 (just before Covid hit!) we were singing at a nursing home in Palm Desert, California. There had been a miscommunication and the facility had forgotten we were coming. While they scrambled to round up some residents, we patiently sat waiting to sing. A lone resident named Jackie finally came into the room where we were to perform. She sat waiting for us to sing for quite a while. We finally decided to go ahead and just start. We sang several songs with only Jackie in the room. Finally, after
3-4 songs, some other residents joined us and we eventually had about 20 people there with us. We finished our concert and said goodbye. People began to leave and as we started to pack up our instruments. Jackie remained after everyone else had left. She said "Can you sing some more? I never get to hear any music. I miss going to church and I miss singing." She said, " I don't get too many visitors."
We knew there was no way we could leave her request unfulfilled. We pulled the guitars back out and sang several more songs just for Jackie. We also realized that there are thousands of "Jackies" in facilities all across America. We wanted to do something to reach them and give them our music.
What Is It?
So, what is Project Always Remember? We recorded a 1 hour concert DVD to send to nursing homes along with a CD. We send these free of charge. The facilities can then schedule a time for viewing and the residents can have a concert by us, The Foresters, anytime they wish! We know this will bring a lot of joy to them.
During this unprecedented time of Covid-19, this is an especially important thing. Most facilities cannot allow visitors and the residents are quite alone. We want to send them the gift of music to help brighten their day.
What Is The Goal?
There are more than 15,600 nursing homes in the USA. There are many thousands more Assisted Living and Memory Care Facilities. It will be a massive undertaking to send a DVD and CD to every one of them, but it is our goal! We have already started and we send out large shipments each week. With your help, we can get this done!
Project Always Remember was started by The Foresters, A Gospel Music Family Band from Michigan. They tour the country singing Gospel Music and telling people about this great project.
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