<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">LAKEWOOD BUSINESS OWNER APPOINTED TO BOARD<p /></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Local program provides free lessons in music and drama to 150 disadvantaged Cleveland youth</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><p /></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p> </p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Cleveland, Ohio (October 9, 2009) – <font size="3">The Joyful Noise Neighborhood Music School is pleased to announce the appointment of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Elizabeth Nici</b> to its Board of Directors.<p /></font></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p> </p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="3"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Nici, 30, is the Owner and Chief Designer of Gusto Designs, LLC in Lakewood, Ohio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She is a member of the Associate Board of Directors of Shoes and Clothes for Kids and 2<sup>nd</sup> Vice President of the Junior Women’s Club of Lakewood.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In business since 2003, Gusto Designs specializes in large non-profits as well as small-to-large corporations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><p /></font></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p><font size="3"> </font></p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="3"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>JNMS Executive Director Ric Wilberg praised Nici’s passion for the arts as well as her experience as a business owner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“We appreciate her knowledge of graphic design and running a successful business and believe she will play an essential role in our long-term growth,” he said.<p /></font></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif";
FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p><font size="3"> </font></p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="3"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Joyful Noise Neighborhood Music School provides free lessons to children ages 3-13 whose families could otherwise not afford them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Lessons are taught by 24 teachers in a growing list of instrument and programs including violin, piano, guitar, wind instruments, brass instruments, rhythm, percussion, voice and drama. The project was started in 2004 with 13 students and now serves nearly 150.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>JNMS works with volunteer musicians of all ages, backgrounds and levels of experience who want to “give back” to the community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Located in Cleveland, Ohio, JNMS is able to provide free use of instruments through grants and donations.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>JNMS also provides scholarships, free tickets to concerts and events, visits from professional musicians, invitations to perform in community recitals, a summer string institute, and the gift of an instrument upon graduation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><p /></font></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p><font size="3"> </font></p></span></p><p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="3">Nici graduated from Mercyhurst College in 2001 with a combined degree in Art, Graphic Design and Marketing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She began studying piano at a young age and continued throughout college, and nearly majored in Music Performance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She credits that experience for her confidence as an adult and
a business person.<p /></font></span></p><p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p><font size="3"> </font></p></span></p><p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="3">“Joyful Noise is a vital organization in a time when music and art programs are being cut from schools,” Nici noted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“I am delighted to support Joyful Noise with my time and talents because it exposes children to music and gives them an opportunity to become proficient on an instrument.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><p /></font></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p><font size="3"> </font></p></span></p><p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span
style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="3">Joyful Noise is generously funded by the Ohio Arts Council, the Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the United Black Foundation, the George Gund Foundation and Neighborhood Connections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Their community partners include the Beck Center, Baldwin-Wallace University, Heights Youth Theater, Tri-c Theater, Cleveland Pops, Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Institute of Music and Contemporary Youth Orchestra.<p /></font></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p><font size="3"> </font></p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="3"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>For more information, visit </font><a href="http://www.joyfulmusicschool.org/"><font color="#0000ff"
size="3">www.joyfulmusicschool.org</font></a><font size="3"> or contact Executive Director Ric Wilberg at 216-592-4398, or </font><a href="mailto:joyfulnoisemusicschool@adelphia.net"><font color="#0000ff" size="3">joyfulnoisemusicschool@adelphia.net</font></a><font size="3">.<p /></font></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p> </p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"># # #</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE:
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