Arts Project Support

Hoped-for outcomes for veterans attending this community-wide event is for both personal restoration, and for social bonding; while the hoped-for outcome for community members in an increased awareness of veterans' presence in the community and of their needs; and, the hoped-for outcome for musical artists is that they realize their music has potential to make a difference in listeners' lives. Successful outcomes will be measured by random surveys wherein at least 75% of event attendees who are veterans indicate they experienced a feeling of community connectivity, or of social bonding; at least 75% of the non-veterans survey attendees indicate they have become more aware of veterans' accomplishments and/or vets' needs; and, >85% of the musical artists who perform at this outdoor event will indicate that they have observed that their music makes a difference in people's lives. Data collected by two volunteers using I-pads will be via verbal surveys with random attendees, who will be asked to rate on a 5-point scale: 1) how meaningful this event is for them/their family, 2) how impactful they experienced the music to be, and 3) whether or not they made any social connections while at the festival; yet, for those preferring not to take time to respond, a link for an online survey will be provided on a note card. Musician artists will be surveyed via I-pad method as well, asking whether they perceive that their music makes a difference in festival-attendees and whether they believe their music makes a difference in people's lives; also, our festival attendee count will be done by Fanfare Attractions, who has vast experience in making crowd estimations.