Bringing the Beat to Girls Inc. Carp
Hellooooo My Loves! This week brings much fab philanthropy news from Montecito!
Our town’s gorgeously talented high school teens, Lila and Georgia MacPhail, announced their donation of a fully equipped Music Room to the lucky girls who are members at Girls Inc. Carpinteria! Giving back and paying it forward, they jumped at the chance to help provide yet another slice of the membership package to the organization. Said to be prompted by their love of music, the MacPhails have now left part of their ongoing legacy at Girls Inc. Carp.
The teens are the successful daughters of Bryan and Allie MacPhail, along with their siblings Hadley and Graham. The MacPhails moved to Montecito in 2018, and their children have attended El Montecito Preschool, Cold Spring School, and now Lila attends Cate School in Carpinteria. A great in-depth interview with them was reported in the Montecito Journal here:
https://tinyurl.com/MJ-Allie-MacPhail
I contacted Girls Inc. via phone on Friday for the behind the scenes on how it all came together. The lovely young girl receptionist informed that, “Cate School reached out to Girls, Inc. to ask if Cate’s music students can give music classes during the summer for Girls Inc. In their reply to Cate School, Girls Inc. explained that they would love that, but that Girls Inc. did not have any musical instruments or gear to provide for the courses. And then that is when it came together! Georgia and Lila purchased the instruments and gear on Girls Inc.’s behalf, and the music room officially opened in the first week of June. At this time, it is a work in progress to set up volunteers to teach music during the summer. When the school year starts, some of the Girls Inc. members may bring their instruments from school as well, so the program may continue through the school year.”
In the MacPhails’ press release, Georgia, speaking for Lila and herself, share, “I think that this room is a place where the girls of Girls Inc. Carpinteria can share their passion and be creative and play with each other. You can do anything… try everything, don’t be afraid to express yourself… This is such a safe place to do that, and so I hope this room brings that out of them. I hope that they know that they don’t have to be afraid to share what they love and do something they love, because that’s what inspires art. I think that that’s really magical, especially in a place like this, and so I hope it inspires that. We’ve been singing together our whole lives, and so this is something that really represented a piece of us, something that we wanted to be able to give back.”
The Development Director at Girls Inc. Of Carpinteria Madeline Balser adds, “We are so grateful to the MacPhail family for this generous gift and can’t wait to witness the girls develop their talents. At Girls Inc., we are all about encouraging the girls to try new hobbies in a supportive, all-girls environment. Some of the girls have been exposed to music at home or in school, but for the majority, this will be their first time gaining hands-on experience with an instrument. We are so excited to develop a music program that invites girls to find their voice, express their creativity, and learn to create together.”
The new space contains an array of musical equipment including guitars, amps, a keyboard, a drum set, and a desktop computer station for the girls to receive virtual music tutoring. Girls Inc. Carp hopes to recruit volunteers to teach music.
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