Testimonials
What Musicians are Saying
““NEMRF saved my Christmas””
“Because of you we can pay a few bills and will be able to have a Christmas.”
“I cannot thank you all enough for this support during this unsettling and uncertain time. I truly am grateful. I am a single dad taking care of two young daughters so this is an immense help.”
“Oh my goodness thank you so much! I was seriously concerned about making rent for the end of this month so this will GREATLY help me out.”
“Thank you so much! This grant will help us pay for food, clothes and diapers for our baby daughter. We want to wish you and the whole NEMRF committee a wonderful and happy holiday season.”
“I have a 7 year old son and I already told him Santa wasn’t coming this year, but beyond that, it’s getting really hard to put food on the table…We’ve planned a small Christmas caroling tour (voluntary for no money) to go to about 30 houses and play Christmas Carols for senior citizens in the metro Boston area next week. Having a little money for gas would surely help.”
“The funding I received from NEMRF couldn’t have come at a better time. It helped me bridge the gap from when the Cares Act ran out to when I finally managed to get a non musical job. That in-between time was stressful, confusing and overwhelming. Without their help, I dunno how I honestly would have made it.”
“I’m so thankful for this help in a great time of need. I am forever grateful to you and NEMRF for providing such a gracious gift. THANK YOU SO MUCH!”
“I cannot express how grateful I am for your help.”
“Thank you so very much! What wonderful news. Such a relief!”
“Thank you so much. This is extremely helpful to me right now. ”
“Omg thank you so much!!! This is amazing!!!”
“That’s amazing news, wow, I can’t thank you enough. These have been some rough times to say the least! This is a game changer with things closing down again going into the winter! ”
“I appreciate this more than you know. Thank you for all the work you and this organization are doing for musicians while we weather this storm”
“You have given me a “bridge” to hang onto in these very unstable times. I appreciate it more than you could know”
“From the bottom of my heart, and truly on behalf of my whole family; THANK YOU.”
“This is the best news I’ve received in a while.”
“I can’t thank you enough for this grant. What a blessing, especially during the holidays”
“The NEMRF grant has helped us to set aside some money for my upcoming maternity leave. Thank you for tirelessly advocating for us! ”
“This is incredible news, I can’t tell you how grateful I am. Thank you, THANK you for your tireless efforts to build our wonderful community back up.”
“Your support means a lot to me as a working musician and will be put to good use during this challenging time for me and my family for the whole music industry, especially after my having lost so much musical work and income due to the pandemic”
“Thank you so much for the grant!! It will be put to good use, and provide some extra breathing room. I feel like this pandemic is the kind of thing that will make a great story 20 years from now, when everybody will say how helpful it was, in hindsight, for this, that or the other thing...but right now, I’m definitely not feeling any of that.”