A Violin That’s A Survivor

On the first day of WQXR Radio’s musical instrument drive in March to benefit the city’s public school children, a staff member took a microphone to the drop-off site atLincoln Center to interview donors.One of them, Joseph Feingold, 91, had taken a bus from his senior residence to donate his violin.  http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/short-takes/violin-thats-survivor

Floral Park’s Paul Goetze donates childhood trumpet to benefit NYC public schools

For years, Paul Goetze kept his worn childhood trumpet stored away in the attic of his Floral Park home, untouched. The trumpet, which he bought used 47 years ago when he was in the seventh grade, is a testament to Goetze’s childhood.  http://www.newsday.com/long-island/paul-goetze-of-floral-park-donates-childhood-trumpet-to-wqxr-drive-for-nyc-public-schools-1.9656269