LAMP lights up community; more musicians needed

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GREAT FALLS, Mont. --  Local Artists and Musicians Project, or LAMP, is a non-profit organization formed with a simple but powerful mission in mind: to help raise food for the Great Falls Community Food Bank. While executing this mission, it hopes to provide volunteer entertainment in the community.

On the first Friday and Saturday of every month, in conjunction with the local First Friday Art Walk, various art and entertainment venues across Great Falls set out a food barrel from the local Community Food Bank to encourage donations throughout the weekend. The idea is to get people accustomed to bringing food donations with them as they enjoy First Friday each month, and to just drop their donations into the barrels at the many participating venues.

So far, the effort has met with success. Since the program started in February, nearly 400 pounds of nonperishable food items have passed through those barrels and made its way onto the shelves of the Great Falls Community Food Bank.

In addition to food donations, local musicians are being organized to volunteer their talents at such venues as retirement communities and hospitals. LAMP is looking for musical performers in all styles to donate their talent, and sing and play for a worthy cause. For complete details, visit our website at www.tryonconsulting.com/lamp.

For more information or to participate in LAMP, call Rick Tryon at 788-8904 or 727-7008.


Editors Note:
Volunteer musicians are needed to enhance the following scheduled performances:
Rainbow Retirement Center at 3 and 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays

Park Manor Retirement Apartments at 2:30 or 3:30 p.m. weekdays

Benefis Extended Care Center at 2 p.m. May 21 and May 25

Benefis Transitional Care Unit, West Campus at 2 p.m. May 14

Benefis Alzheimers Unit at 2 p.m. May 17

Missouri River Care and Rehab at 2:30 p.m. May 20 and at 2 p.m. May 24