Life by Music, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring youth and those in need through the power of music, donated $5,000 to the Mesa County School District 51 Foundation. Life by Music also donated 12 Epiphone Starling acoustic guitars as part of the Gibson Gives program.

The donation follows the Moody’s Music Gala fund-raiser at Moody’s Lounge in Grand Junction.

Angela Christensen, executive director of the D51 Foundation, said the $5,000 donation will go to scholarships to help 30 students to attend the Colorado Mesa University music camp in June. The guitars will be distributed to a total of five different elementary and middle schools for use by music students.

“On behalf of the D51 Foundation, I want to say how honored we are to receive this generous donation from Life by Music in support of music students throughout Mesa County,” Christensen said.

Ryan Patrick, president and founder of Life by Music, said he was excited about the effort. “We are so thankful to have linked up with Grand Junction residents Logan Moody and Dr. Nick Sechrist to bring this event to life and raise money for D51. We all agree on one simple fact, that music can make a big difference.”