Students rock 'n' roll way to $42,000

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By Karmen Dowling
Thursday, November 27, 2008
When third-year Popular Music Studies student Daniel Crystal thought of raising money for Western through a student concert of Pink Floyd music, he had no idea how successful it would be.
 
 
Daniel Crystal (left) and Vice-President (External) Ted Garrard show how much Crystal's Pink Floyd-themed concerts raised for Western.
 
After a sold-out show at The Wave in March 2007 and an even more successful encore show in March 2008 at Alumni Hall, Crystal and his 12-member band raised more than $42,000 for the Popular Music Studies program in the Don Wright Faculty of Music.
 
“I really wanted to support the school and decided that our relatively new program could really benefit from the money, so future students could get their money’s worth,” says Crystal, who notes some of the money will help buy new production and recording equipment.
 
“I also wanted to help students who are less fortunate, so a portion of our donation will go toward scholarships for Popular Music students.”
 
Crystal, a guitar player, recruited the 11 other band members, nine of whom were students in the Don Wright Faculty of Music. He says the entire group made the whole experience worthwhile.
 
“It was probably the most fun I ever had,” he says. “To have pulled something like that off, and have it be such a great success is such an amazing feeling.”
 
Vice-President External, Ted Garrard, says he is impressed with Crystal and the band for being creative in their fundraising efforts and for working so hard to make it a hit.
 
“This was a great student-led initiative to give back to the university,” says Garrard. “Daniel and his band are great examples of how enthusiastic our students are at Western to be engaged beyond academic studies, and to make a difference.”
 
This monthly column looks at fundraising on campus. To offer suggestions for future fundraising features please contact Karmen Dowling at kdowling@uwo.ca

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