Friends and fellow staffers,
I recently signed up for the Berklee Fund payroll deduction, after the launch of the More Than a Job initiative, which I’m sure you’ve heard about. I wanted to share why I feel giving to the Berklee Fund is very important, and why you should take a few seconds to fill out this form.
What does working at Berklee mean to you? To me, the growth of the college is vital to our prosperity, as individuals and a community. When I first started working at Berklee eight years ago, I didn’t really understand how or why giving might be so important. It is crucial for Berklee to show donors that we have widespread participation in the Berklee Fund on campus. It inspires them to write larger checks, because it shows in a measurable way that we believe in the mission of the college.
The Chair of Berklee’s Bass Department, Rich Appleman, introduces Victor Bailey to an inquisitive crowd at the Bass Lines program. Bailey comes on stage and jokes, “These cats are so young, they probably have no idea who I am, Rich.” Bailey introduces himself, “I have done pretty much everything you can imagine; from playing clubs, stadiums, I played in front of 100,000 people with Madonna, I have recorded artists like LL Cool J or Mary J. Blige, written music for movies, and T.V. shows, I played bass as a studio musician on over 1,000 records.”