Positivity: Tragedy spurs celebs to give ailing kids personalized songs
From New York City (HT Daily Good e-mail), about a nationwide effort that has provided the “medicine of music” to thousands of children and teens:
Seven-year-old Ronald Sterling of New York City loves baseball, hot dogs, doughnuts with sprinkles and Sesame Street.
This week, Ronald, who has a serious genetic disorder that affects his immune system, is getting a special treat.
Bob McGrath of Sesame Street just recorded a song that’s all about Ronald. On Thursday, 15,000 schoolchildren from the New York City area will sing the chorus to the soundtrack, along with McGrath, during a recording session at Shea Stadium.
The event marks the 12,000th song produced by the Songs of Love Foundation, a non-profit group that creates personalized compositions for children and teens who are chronically or terminally ill, are developmentally disabled or have serious psychological or psychiatric problems. Each song has its own melody and lyrics that describe the child’s interests, family, friends and pets.
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