<p>&nbsp;</p> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);">Music and the Deaf was founded in 1988 by Paul Whittaker, to help deaf people, and those who live and work them, access and enjoy music. For over 20 years we have worked with thousands of people across the UK, researched and written guides to making music with Deaf children, given hundreds of talks and signed theatre performances, led lots of workshops and set up a Deaf Youth Orchestra.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"></div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);">MATD's continuing goal is to provide more and more access to music for deaf people and in particular deaf young people. Providing awareness, education and training to teaching professionals, and all those involved in supporting the deaf community are key to our strategy</div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4f81bd; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><strong>Lions Clubs International are running this Appeal to Help Music and the Deaf is a registered charity (no:1000025)</strong></span></p> <p><a style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #1155cc; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; outline-width: initial; vertical-align: baseline; outline-style: none; outline-color: initial; border-left-style: none; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: initial initial initial;" href="http://matd.org.uk/"><br></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>