Music Matters

The 5th Annual Music Matters | 2023

The month of March is a time when the community can come together and collectively agree that “music matters”

(this campaign is the whole month of March!)

Every $1 Makes a Difference and local venues, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, are coming together to make a difference for the whole month of March! Did you know Youth on Record is serving nearly 2000 students each year?

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Platinum Sponsors:

• Tito's Handmade Vodka is matching up to $5000 raised at all participating locations that feature a Tito's Handmade Vodka Cocktail

Gold Sponsors: 

• The 6th Clothing Co. |  an additional 10% on the YOR items only (16% of purchase price) will go to YOR & 6% of sales price, for all other items, will be automatically donated to YOR when you add to cart through the end of March (aside from products for other nonprofit partners)

Make sure you support these venues in the month of March as they are all supporting Youth on Record!

1. Artisan Optical | Dr. Jensen is donating $5 from every eye exam and Raen is going to donate 10% of every sale to Youth on Record
2. Bar 404 | $1 from every Titos Pickle Martini sold.
3. Black Sheep | $0.50 of every ticket sold in March will benefit YOR!
4. The Brutal Poodle | $1 from every Tito’s Terror-Tini and Fountain of Youth sold. 
5. Cerveceria Colorado |  $1 from each Venga Pint and 20% of all taproom sales from 5pm-9pm on 3/30. Music Matters Wrap Party at Cerveceria 4pm - 9pm - March 30th
6. Dazzle Denver | Ticket buyers can add donations to their tickets on the checkout page on our website and Dazzle is donating $1 from every Strawberry Rhubarb Mule sold. The mule includes: Tito's Handmade Vodka, strawberry syrup, rhubarb bitters, dash of love, ginger beer.
7. Dio Mio Pasta | $1 from every Tito's Harvey Wallbanger sold. 
8. Empourium Brewing | 10% of of sales of "Peace, Love and Pale Ale" their Extra Pale Ale for the month of March
9. Fillmore Auditorium | $0.25 donated from every ticket purchased during the month of March. 
10. Fort Greene | $1 from every Tito’s Night Queen sold
11. GW Contracting | 5% of every roof and Gutter repaired/replaced
12. Illegal Pete's ALL Colorado Locations | $1 from every Tito’s Vodka Fresh Press sold
13. Illegal Pete's Lower Downtown Denver | $1 from every Tito’s Vodka Fresh Press sold
14. Illegal Pete's Park Hill | $1 from every Tito’s Vodka Fresh Press sold
15. Illegal Pete's Denver - Northside | $1 from every Tito’s Vodka Fresh Press sold
16. Illegal Pete's Fort Collins - Old Town | $1 from every Tito’s Vodka Fresh Press sold
17. Illegal Pete's South Broadway | $1 from every Tito’s Vodka Fresh Press sold
18. Illegal Pete's DTC | $1 from every Tito’s Vodka Fresh Press sold
19. Illegal Pete's Colfax | $1 from every Tito’s Vodka Fresh Press sold
20. Illegal Pete's Boulder - Pearl Street | $1 from every Tito’s Vodka Fresh Press sold
21. Illegal Pete's Boulder - The Hill | $1 from every Tito’s Vodka Fresh Press sold
22. Illegal Pete's DU | $1 from every Tito’s Vodka Fresh Press sold
23. Indie 102.3 & 303 Magazine | Catch YOR at 303 Day at Number Thirty Eight
24. Kikos Salsa Picosa | $1 from every salsa purchased 
25. Marquis Theater | Donating a percentage of all tickets sold in March to YOR!
26. Nocturne Jazz | Donate $1 for every cover charge or dinner and a show reservation for March. Plus! You can donate with any pre-paid reservation in March - plus $1 from every Tito's Summer in the Sangres
27. Novo Coffee Online | 12oz Branded Music Matters blend of coffee, 40% of all sales go to YOR, you can purchase these at all 3 retail locations and through the website 
28. Novo Coffee Glenarm | 12oz Branded Music Matters blend of coffee, 40% of all sales go to YOR, you can purchase these at all 3 retail locations and through the website 
29. Novo Coffee Gilpin | 12oz Branded Music Matters blend of coffee, 40% of all sales go to YOR, you can purchase these at all 3 retail locations and through the website 
30. Novo Coffee Highlands | 12oz Branded Music Matters blend of coffee, 40% of all sales go to YOR, you can purchase these at all 3 retail locations and through the website 
31. Pigtails and Crewcuts | Donating all profits on March 1st from their Denver location.
32. Ratio Beerworks RiNo | $1 from every Sparks Fly 6-pack sold from the taproom
33. Ratio Beerworks Overland | $1 from every Sparks Fly 6-pack sold from the taproom
34. Redeemer Pizza | $1 from every Tito’s Cosmopolitan sold.
35. Roxy on Broadway | Donating a percentage of sales from the month of March. 
36. Sexy Pizza Jefferson Park | Percentage of sales from every White Spinach pizza sold.
37. Sexy Pizza South Pearl | Percentage of sales from every White Spinach pizza sold.
38. Sexy Pizza Park Hill | Percentage of sales from every White Spinach pizza sold.
39. Stoney's Cantina | $1 from every Tito’s Strawberry Lemonade sold.
40. Summit Denver | Donating a percentage of all tickets sold in March to YOR!
41. Villarreal Agency | 1% of any policy sold
42. Victrola | 5% of vinyl sales to Denver nonprofit, Youth on Record! Enter code YOUTHONRECORD at checkout to show your support.
43. Vinyl Me, Please | 15% of vinyl sales from VMP's Make An Impact collection, co-curated by Youth On Record, will go toward funding YOR’s mission. Shop here.
44. Western Sky Bar & Taproom | donating $1 from all Western Sky specialty cocktails 

How do I contribute as a local business?

Venues, artists, and small businesses are showing their support in the following ways:

• donations from $.25-$1.00 from ticket sales or the door
• donate a % from the month, a special drink or food
• some artists performing have chosen to match the $.25-$1.00 from their own ticket sales and have joined our Music Ambassador Program 
• donation buckets behind the bars / counter
• add YOR as a donation line on your credit card receipts 
• running a raffle at the show
• others are making a direct donation
• Or....Get Creative and let us know what ideas you have!

Interested in joining in the fun?

Email Andrea Viarrial-Murphy at andrea@youthonrecord.org 

Funds raised will support all 3 of our program pillars

Academic Success

Academic Success is a pathway to personal freedom. YOR teaches middle and high school classes, led by local, community musicians who are trained in YOR's liberatory, engaged and anti-racist teaching pedagogy. In addition to teaching classes, YOR supports it's school partners with professional development trainings, as well as districtwide Career Pathways course development and instruction.

Economic Opportunity

Access to greater economic opportunities supports individual and community freedom. YOR offers programming that increases the opportunities for and likelihood that young people will build the skills, networks, confidence, and strategies to become economically self-sufficient, doing work that they love, and are passionate about.

Community Activation

Building strong, supportive, inclusive communities fortifies young people's individual and collective freedom and power. In an effort to support the voices and value of our young people, YOR offers programming that engages communities, both in person and virtually, with youth music, youth voices, youth identities, and youth power. 

All Youth on Record Programs include healthy Mentorships.