July Unofficial Hang!

The power of being intentional about thanksgiving in our lives not only keeps our perspective strong during the tough times, but it also propels us forward and opens our eyes to a deeper and more fulfilled view of our own lives.

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“…Or maybe you know what you should do but haven’t taken the first step. Go to your why.”

“Sometimes one of the refugees would sing a song in a different language and you couldn’t understand what they were singing, but you could still feel how much joy they had when they were playing.  It was just really cool to feel what they were feeling even though we weren’t speaking the same language,” explained 17-year-old Anna Clark, founder of Guitars 4 Gifts, on being at a refugee nonprofit after donating instruments.

To look at it another way, one in seven Americans are food insecure, and one in five children in America are food insecure.

Anna Clark is the mastermind behind Native Scene Records.  She understands that the costs of recording an album are only rising, making it harder for independent musicians to get quality recordings at a reasonable price.  As a musician and sound engineer herself, she saw an opportunity and a need to break the traditional record label mold.