Corey Ribotsky News » music therapy

Corey Ribotsky Supports Music as Medicine with Heather on Earth

Corey — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:05:51 +0000

Heather on Earth is a non-profit organization which was established in order to support and promote the use of music as a therapy in children’s hospitals across the United States and overseas. Corey Ribotsky, as the managing partner at the NIR Group, has been part of this organization’s role in making music one more form of medicine for children in their battle with illness.

Heather on Earth Music Foundation Fundraising Evening

Corey — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:03:28 +0000

The Heather on Earth Music Foundation recently hosted a fundraising evening called “Perfect Harmony” to raise money for their important causes and to honor those who contribute a great deal. Held on Tuesday, August 31^st 2010 at the Oheka Castle in Cold Spring Hills, New York, the evening was one of friendship, music and charity.

Honorees included the Goldfarb Family who were awarded with the Heather on Earth Award of Distinction; Heather McNamara and Rosina Scaccia who were awarded the Purple Heart of Courage Princess awards; and Dr. Joanne Laewy who was awarded the Special Music Award.

Certainly, all donors to the Heather on Earth Music Foundation, such as Corey Ribotsky and the NIR Group, make a difference in helping them to fulfill their mission.

New Music Therapy Program

Corey — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:15:06 +0000

In recent news, the Heather on Earth Music Foundation has given a grant of $34,000 to the Winthrop-University Hospital to create a Music Therapy Program for pediatric patients. The idea behind the new program is to benefit children in Winthrop’s Hagedorn Pediatric Inpatient Center and its Cancer Center for Kids.

The new program will be part of the Winthrop Child Life Program which works to minimize children’s anxiety and fear during their hospital experience. As AnnMarie DiFrancesca, Director of Winthrop’s Child Life Program explains, “The addition of a music therapy program will provide a unique alternative coping mechanism through which children may express their emotions, cope with their illness, and master their own hospital experience.”

The Heather on Earth Music Foundation is grateful to be able to provide this service, thanks to their many donors including Corey Ribotsky and others.