Gift presentations are being made by Chely at four Houston area schools on February 22. Travis Elementary and Washington Jr High will receive 30+ band instruments each, and Travis will also receive 20 stringed instruments. Heritage Elem will receive scores of early music instruments and Hill Intermediate will receive 20 band instruments.
In March, Chely will appear to present large donations to Harlem and Staten Island schools. Each will receive dozens of band and orchestra instruments to rebuild their emerging music program.
Additional donations and grants have been made to many schools in Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, and Washington.
Year 2007 Donations Begin!
The 2007-2008 school year begins with Reading, Writing & Rhythm© making a donation of early elementary instruments to Hattie Cotton Elementary in East Nashville, Tennessee. The rookie music teacher, Miss Hammonds, submitted an on-line request at www.rwandr.org requesting musical instruments for her third and fourth grade students. Miss Hammonds was hopeful to begin a music program for her early elementary students. Chely Wright attended the presentation of the musical instruments and spoke of the importance of music in the successful development of students. Ms. Wright spoke to the assembly of the student body, and asked all the children to stay in school. 
Accomplishments
In the short time since its inception, the charity has donated instruments and services valued at a million dollars worth of goods and services to schools in need! Reading, Writing & Rhythm® has donated more than 800 instruments; and software, sound systems; guitars; grants; PA equipment, band uniforms to schools in over 30 states nationwide.
In the short time since its inception, the charity has donated instruments and services valued at a million dollars worth of goods and services to schools in need! Reading, Writing & Rhythm® has donated more than 800 instruments; and software, sound systems; guitars; grants; PA equipment, band uniforms to schools in over 30 states nationwide.
PAST STUDENTS & SCHOOLS WHO HAVE BENEFITED
Our donors are determined on the basis of greatest need. In 2006, we focused much of our gift resources on the Gulf Coast cities where Hurricane Katrina has devastated and destroyed schools.
YEAR 2006
Texas - large donation of various band and orchestra instruments to rebuild elementary program
Tennessee - Repairs to elementary band instruments
Tennessee - Donate guitars to raise donations for music education auction
Tennessee - Donate violin to gifted music student in need of an instrument
Washington - Repairs to elementary band instruments
New Orleans, LA - Orchestra/band instruments to re-build program completely devastated by Katrina
Gulfport, MS - Instruments to re-build orchestra/band programs devastated by Hurricane Katrina
Pass Christian, MS - Instruments to re-build band program devastated by Hurricane Katrina
Bay, LA - Instruments/equipment to re-build band program devastated by Hurricane Katrina
California - Instruments to start a band program at a rural elementary school
Nebraska - Donate large instruments to supplement a radio campaign to improve elem. music
California - Large donation of large instruments to improve junior high band program
Washington - Donation of trumpet to elementary school with gifted student in need
YEAR 2005
Illinois - Music study hall started with 15 keyboards in Illinois
Washington - trumpet provided for a gifted student who needed help
Georgia - youngster received repairs to her flute
Georgia - a piccolo was sent to a talented student in Georgia
Tennessee - large donation of various elementary school instruments to an elementary school
Louisiana - large selection of electric and acoustic guitars, and bass guitars, amps, and band instruments were donated to Hurricane Katrina victim schools
Texas - large assortment of needed instruments included flutes, trumpets, clarinets, violins, trombones, bell kits, a French horn, a Baritone Sax to build a music program
The Board of Directors determined to focus on schools devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Pass Christian, MS - rebuild music education, entire community was completely wiped out
Bay High School, MS - large and small instruments and supplies to replace their instruments, supplies, instruction books and other perishable supplies lost in the flood
Gulfport High School, MS - donation of large and small stringed instruments, as well as perishable supplies that were lost to Hurricane Katrina
YEAR 2004
Clay City, Illinois - keyboards, trombones, soprano saxophones, baritone sax, music lab workstations, and teaching software, keyboards, handheld learning instruments
Santa Inez, California - High School band instruments
San Luis Obispo, CA - . Three trumpets, one trombone, brass band instruments
Wright toured California area schools to raise public awareness of the needs of music education, made public appearances, and appeared on several local radio programs to address the needs of music education in local communities.
Flintville, TN - Teaching software was presented to a needy elementary school
Oswego, KS - Piano and complete drum set were purchased and delivered
Middleton, TN - middle school received a saxophone, 2 clarinets, and other wind instruments
Searcy, AR - 28 small, medium and regular size violins presented to an elementary school
YEAR 2003 - 2000
Kotzebue, Alaska - 3 flutes, 1 sax, 5 clarinets, 6 repair kits
Kotzebue, Alaska, Shipping for guitars
Columbia, SC - seven small size violins, two drums and eighty recorders
Hot Springs, Ark - 100 recorders
Flintville, TN - Software, handbells, 2 clarinet, 2 trumpet
Horseshoe Bend, ID - 5 student guitars, bassoon
Searcy, Ark - 2 autoharp, 3 dulcimer, 2 guitars, 4 violins, 100 recorders
Columbia, SC - 5 violin ½, 2 violin, 2 drum, 80 recorders
Covington, TN - 2 bell kits, snare, 2 violin, 13" viola, tuba
LaHabra, CA - ship sheet music, books
Horseshoe Bend, ID - 5 guitars, Bassoon
Moab, UT - 125 recorders
Murfreesboro, TN - 260 recorders
Pleasant Plains, IL - 1 alto sax, 1 flute
Fenton, MI - 90 recorders
Port Gibson, MS - 3 flute, 4 clarinet, 1 sax, 1 tuba, 2 trumpet, trombone
Belton, MO - Studio piano, console piano, Practice Piano
Wellsville, KS - Provided a brand new studio piano for the new Wellsville, KS, Elementary school
Lost Creek, WV, High School - Supplied a tuba with case to their needy band program.
Additional donations to various communities
Forest Park, GA - Large selection of band instruments, start a music program.
Granger, Wash - Large number of band instruments to expand their music program
Caruthersville, MO - Provided instruments and other equipment to improve the music program
LaCygne, KS - Autoharp for a teacher to bring music programs to her early education students.
Quigley, Canada - Provided a trumpet to a talented young music student in need
Wellsville, KS - guitars, new sound system, Fine Arts Dept grant, band instruments
Big Sandy, Montana - Provided a new studio piano for the school system.
Nashville, TN - several hundred band & wind instruments for school age children
Caruthersville, MO - Band equipment & supplies to benefit several hundred band students
Reading, Writing & Rhythm would like to thank Chely Wright for her tireless efforts to get instruments into the hands of kids who truly need them.