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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 12, 2012 “GRATEFUL DAD” DONATES SCHOLARSHIP, INSPIRES OTHERS TO DO SAME YOUNG ROCK MUSICIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY, AUDITION BY DEC 27 Salt Lake City, UT – The father of two boys enrolled in the MusicGarage .org rock band program, MusicGarage-Kids ! has seeded a one-year scholarship fund and wants individual s and b usinesses to join him to promote the MusicGarage.Org youth program. Jeffrey Zitting, the father of Ben, 12 and Cameron, 14 who are enrolled in the MusicGarage.Org roc k band program, has seen his sons grow musically, socially and academica lly since starting with the after-school progra m. Inspired by this progress, Mr. Zitting posted that his company donated a one-year scholarship on his Facebook page which post produced applications, essays and aud itions immediatel y. MusicGarage.org encourages intermedia te-to-advanced rock musicians under 18 to apply and audition before Chr istmas. Jeff Zittin g commented, “I invite indi viduals and businesses to sponsor a young musician by donating to the Utah Arts Alliance and putting MusicGarage.Org Scholarship in the memo line.” MusicGarage.org Dir ector, Steve Auerbach, “I am grateful to Jeff Zitting and his Primary Residential Mortgage company for starting thi s. With no outside funding other than modest parent fees, I have funded the scholarship slots personally and this kind of help is a big relief! For business people like Jeff, the goodwill that this ki nd of community outreach provides is hard to beat because each scholarship lasts for a year and donors get photos and videos as progress reports on their musician to share on Facebook year- round as well as mentions on our website. For a ny business’ marketing department, this is a brilliant innovation and value!” Thanks to a fiscal sponsorship by the non-profit Utah Arts Alliance, donors can take the tax-deduction fo r the 2012 fiscal year. For more informati on contact: Steve Auerbach Jeffrey Zitting Derek Dyer MusicGarag e.Org Primary Residential Mortgage Utah Arts Alliance 389 West 1700 South, # E 4750 West Wiley Post Way, # 200 663 W 100 South Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 SLC, UT 84111 (801) 577-2263 (800) 255-2792 801.651.3937 MUSICGAR AGE.ORG • 389 W 1700 S • SLC • UT • 84115 (801) 577- BAND (2263) MUSICGARAGE.ORG IS A MEMBER PROGRAM OF THE NON-PROFIT UTAH ARTS ALLIANCE

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENOVEMBER 12, 2012

“GRATEFUL DAD” DONATES SCHOLARSHIP, INSPIRES OTHERS TO DO SAME

YOUNG ROCK MUSICIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY, AUDITION BY DEC 27

Salt Lake City, UT – The father of two boys enrolled in the MusicGarage.org rock bandprogram, MusicGarage-Kids! has seeded a one-year scholarship fund and wants

individuals and businesses to join him to promote the MusicGarage.Org youth program.

Jeffrey Zitting, the father of Ben, 12 and Cameron, 14 who are enrolled in the

MusicGarage.Org rock band program, has seen his sons grow musically, socially andacademically since starting with the after-school program. Inspired by this progress, Mr.Zitting posted that his company donated a one-year scholarship on his Facebook page

which post produced applications, essays and auditions immediately.

MusicGarage.org encourages intermediate-to-advanced rock musicians under 18 toapply and audition before Christmas. Jeff Zitting commented, “I invite individuals and

businesses to sponsor a young musician by donating to the Utah Arts Alliance and

putting MusicGarage.Org Scholarship in the memo line.”

MusicGarage.org Director, Steve Auerbach, “I am grateful to Jeff Zitting and his PrimaryResidential Mortgage company for starting this. With no outside funding other thanmodest parent fees, I have funded the scholarship slots personally and this kind of help

is a big relief! For business people like Jeff, the goodwill that this kind of community

outreach provides is hard to beat because each scholarship lasts for a year and donors

get photos and videos as progress reports on their musician to share on Facebook year-round as well as mentions on our website. For any business’ marketing department, this

is a brilliant innovation and value!”

Thanks to a fiscal sponsorship by the non-profit Utah Arts Alliance, donors can take the

tax-deduction for the 2012 fiscal year. For more information contact:

Steve Auerbach Jeffrey Zitting Derek Dyer MusicGarage.Org Primary Residential Mortgage Utah Arts Alliance

389 West 1700 South, # E 4750 West Wiley Post Way, # 200 663 W 100 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 SLC, UT 84111(801) 577-2263 (800) 255-2792 801.651.3937

MUSICGARAGE.ORG • 389 W 1700 S • SLC • UT • 84115 (801) 577- BAND (2263)

MUSICGARAGE.ORG IS A MEMBER PROGRAM OF THE NON-PROFIT UTAH ARTS ALLIANCE