November 2024. While we believe every day should be Veteran's Day, November is a dedicated time in which all of us should be thanking our veterans. Veterans have dedicated themselves to protecting our freedoms, and their sacrifices often come at a personal cost. On this (upcoming) day of remembrance and appreciation, let us honor them for the strength and selflessness, and thank them for their service and dedication. We would like to highlight an organization that is nearest and dearest to our heart: The Veterans and the Arts Initiative. They have served as an arts and community hub for more than 16,000 military-connecting people since 2014, offering free, hands-on workshops, art exhibitions featuring Veterans’ artwork, and concerts for local veterans, service members, and military family members in the Northern Virginia area.

July 2024. Jayden does additional outreach and is able to secure more donations. This is going straight to the Wounded Warriors!

March 2024. We have official t-shirts. Just in time for our first performance to raise money, we will be decked in our cool black t-shirts with our logo on the back. Because we aim to use 100% of our donations for veterans, it took us time to raise money separately for the t-shirts. They were well worth the wait. Thank you to Gnarly Artly for the amazing design.

We performed the Palm Sunday Prelude at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church. Thank you, parishioners for your generous donations, prayers, and encouragement! You have helped us help our veterans!

February 2024. Our president, Noah, got us our first public performance opportunity. We are excited and will be ramping up our practice sessions.

June 2023. First practice. More pizza.

May 2023. We have a logo, and its awesome!

March 2023. Co-founder Jayden Lee performs for Tacy Foundation Benefit Concert to help earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria.

Board members work furiously for outreach.

January 2023. Rhapsody for Change webpage is officially launched - someone bring the champagne - okay, okay, the non-alcoholic sparkling cider!

September 2022. So sad to announce the performance opportunity fell through

July 2022. First performance opportunity is tentatively scheduled for end of summer. Yay!

June 2022. Member guidelines and mission statement is written. Wow. Learned a lot.

May 2022. First official meeting - all 6 members have been filled and the first in-person meeting takes place. The after-meeting pizza party is a big hit.

April 2022. We found our president - Noah Workie has agreed to take on the role!

March 2022. Looking for a few good men and women. Rhapsody for Change cannot operate with just co-founders. We are looking for leaders who share our passion for music and supporting our veterans. Let us know!

Jayden and Daniel have created a mission statement and Jayden filed as a non profit corporation with the IRS.

December 2021. Rhapsody for Change is Born. Jayden and Daniel take the first step to help veterans through a shared love of music. First step, after coming up with the name, is to apply for grants. Lots of learning involved.