The Port Music Festival 2021
We’re still going to be accepting donations for 2 more weeks ❤️ thank you so much to everyone who has generously donated so far! Our main goal is to provide youth with a stage to perform on in front of an audience and get paid! An experience that may not be available for many youth in your typical “gig” setting… Check out Day 1 and Day 2’s live streams (links below!), saved to our Facebook and YouTube if you missed them! ❤️ #helpgivekidsmusic
Check out the live stream from Day 1 of the festival! - https://fb.watch/7A9W7PKlNs/
Check out the live stream from Day 2 of the festival! - https://fb.watch/7A9SV5GCUs/
A minimum of 50% of your donations go directly to the Collingwood Youth Centre and the remainder is used to cover some of our operating expenses, such as paying our incredible musicians! The more you donate, the more we can pay them this year!!! ❤️ If you enjoyed the festival this year, please help show your support with a donation if you can!
Kasey and I happily run the festival on a completely volunteer basis Thanks again to EVERYONE who has shown us support over the last 6 years! Love you all!!! ☮️
Many people don’t know that we are a charity event that receives a large percentage of our funding from the Town of Collingwood’s Community Recreation & Culture Grant, we’re completely non-profit, and our goal is to help youth in the community through music. We try to do that by providing a platform for as many local and youth musicians as possible to showcase their amazing music; but primarily our hope is to give as many kids as possible an ability to showcase their incredible talents in front of an audience, when that may not be possible in your typical “gig” setting. This year we have more youth musicians performing than any other year, we’re really hoping more kids are interested in participating next year so please help spread the word if you know any youth that would love to share their music!
A minimum of 50% of your donations will go directly to the Collingwood Youth Centre, the remainder is used to cover some of our costs including paying artists, advertising costs, and a ton of other stuff, especially during live years!
It’s also super important for everyone to know that since we’re a charity, we do try to pay our artists as much as possible, but what we’re typically able to give is nowhere near what any of these incredible musicians deserve to be paid. We’re really hoping we can get enough donations this year to pay the artists a lot more than what they were initially promised, but regardless we truly want to thank each and every band and musician performing this weekend, for the amount of time and effort you donated to our cause. We appreciate you all so much and can’t thank you enough for your contributions this year!
We are also incredibly grateful for everyone planning to tune in this weekend, and for the donations we've received so far to support youth and local music, as well as help raise money for the Collingwood Youth Centre! Please visit gofundme.com/theportmusicfestival if you’re able to donate!
Check out this video made by youth at the Collingwood Youth Centre, explaining a bit about what the youth centre is all about! https://fb.watch/7mAFmmCcfR/
Port t-shirt giveaway!! Anyone who donates a minimum of $25 to our Go Fund Me fundraiser will receive a free t-shirt including shipping anywhere in Canada (US and International shipping available, please email us for details) be sure to email info@theport-musicfestival.com after you make a donation (if you would like a t-shirt) to choose your colour, size, and let us know your shipping details! Thanks for supporting the Collingwood Youth Centre ❤️
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The Port Music Festival is a non-profit festival, which has always been geared towards helping youth and free for all ages. We are proudly raising money again this year for the Collingwood Youth Centre! A minimum of 50% of the money donated will go directly to the CYC, thank you so much for your generosity and support!
The Port Music Festival will be streaming live again this year to our Facebook page Facebook.com/theportmusicfestival @theportmusicfestival on August 21st and 22nd from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Please like, share, and follow our page to also show your support! Thank you on behalf of the Port Music Festival and the Collingwood Youth Centre for your generosity!
Please feel free to email info@theport-musicfestival.com if you have any questions or concerns! Cheers!