ACE Coworking is excited to announce that the recipient of our 2024 Honorary Membership is a wonderful local not-for-profit: Bandology.
“Bandology was willed into being by people who understand the multiple life-long benefits that music provides. United by common goals while participating in a high school music parent association, the co-founders were inspired to go beyond the classroom and into the community to help spread the love of music.”
The organization’s goal is simple: more music for more kids!
Since 2017, Bandology has been offering free resources and services to kids who would not otherwise have access to music education. Music workshops; percussion parties; support, resources and workshops for music educators; research initiatives; an instrument lending library; and most famously, Band Camp, in which students spend a week of the summer playing and interacting with other musicians their age. Unbelievably, this is just a fraction of all they do – visit their website to learn more.
What’s an Honorary ACE Membership?
As a way of giving back to the community, every year at ACE Coworking we donate a free membership, including use of boardroom space, to a deserving local registered charity or NFP. We seek to partner with organizations who a) would benefit from the ability to meet in person but don’t have budget for space, b) help to make Oakville a better place to live, and c) possess values closely aligned with our own.
2023’s Honorary Member was Oakvillegreen, and we continue to have a friendly and supportive relationship with them!
This year we had many deserving applicants, but you might say that Bandology’s application really “struck a chord” with us – we knew that they’d be a great fit as we are also music lovers and big believers that the arts can enhance the lives of children and youth immeasurably. We are so honoured to be able to support the staff and volunteers that make Bandology tick.
Partnering with Community Leaders
We recently had the pleasure of meeting with Lisa Michaels, the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Bandology, along with her colleagues, Sandy Wright (Education Manager and Head of Programming) and Julianna Rutledge (Innovation Manager and Head of Operations). Together we came up with a plan for making their board meetings, training sessions, and staff meetings more professional and comfortable thanks to access to our coworking spaces and meeting rooms.
We looking forward to this exciting collaboration!
If you’re interested in the 2025 ACE Honorary Membership, follow ACE Coworking on LinkedIn or Instagram – or sign up for our newsletter – to learn when nominations/applications will open for next year.
