The Kristen Ann Carr Fund
The Kristen Ann Carr Fund provides grants for cancer research and seeks to improve all aspects of a cancer patient’s life, with an emphasis on adolescents and young adults. The Fund supports a variety of programs including: a fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer center for the study of soft tissue sarcoma, a sarcoma patient support group at MSKCC, an annual holiday party for young cancer patients and their families, a “make-a-wish” type program, and a number of concerts and other functions centered on adolescents and young adults.
Musicians On Call
Musicians On Call was founded in 1999 with the mission of using music to promote and complement the healing process in healthcare facilities. To date, the organization has accomplished this through room-to-room hospital performances by both local musicians and national celebrities, weekly music lessons, a musical instrument loan program, a CD library donation program, as well as special projects with individual patients. Among groups and performers which have supported Musicians On Call through ticket donations and hospital visits are Bruce Springsteen, Britney Spears, The Who, Levon Helm of The Band, and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan.