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Charities/Royalty Contributions


There is an old Irish proverb that says, "It is in the shelter of each other that people live." From July, 2014, through January, 2021, numerous non-profit charities have benefited, and will continue to benefit, from the book advances and royalties for Firebird, The Lost Concerto, Dark Rhapsody, and now Shadow Music, including these special reading, music, scholarship and therapeutic programs for children:

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Arlington Philharmonic
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater DC
Bright Beginnings
Camp Casey (children with cancer)
Children's National Medical Center—Reach Out and Read
Compagna Center—education
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Doorways for Women and Families
First Book
Kennedy Center Outreach / Children's Programs
Kiwanis Club of Cape May, NJ, Reading Programs
Levine School of Music
Library Foundation of Sarasota, FL
Mary House Children's Library
National Alliance of Hispanic Health
The National Symphony Orchestra Youth Programs
New York's Lincoln Center Youth Programs
Northern VA Therapeutic Riding
One More Page Bookstore
Playtime Project for Homeless Children
Project Night Night (Books and comforting blanket)
Pajama Program (Books and Pjs)
Rainbow Therapeutic Riding
Salvation Army of Greater DC, Children's programs
THEARC—Theater, Books, Dance, Children's programs


If you've bought one of my books, or invited me to speak at your Book Club, thank you for helping to make a difference.