'The songs are meant to uplift the spirits of underserved youths, as well as kids battling terminal illnesses or facing extended hospitalization,' said Austin Atteberry, Executive Director & Co-Founder of Sing Me a Story.
Jasper Fidler, 15, works with physical therapist Katherine Rudrud, left, and Anna Santucci, foreground, on balance and stability exercises with a soccer ball at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab on Dec 7, 2022, in Chicago.
Children from ages 4 to 17 have taken part in the projects. The composers take ideas presented in the stories and create an original song, record it and upload it to Sing Me A Story’s website. The foundation then creates “Jukebox Campaigns” for each uploaded song in an effort to raise money for the partnering organizations and Sing Me a Story. When fans contribute to the Jukebox Campaigns, they receive the song as an MP3 with their donation receipt.
Silas co-wrote the story, “The Super Chinckens Save the Day ‘’ with his 15-year-old sister Jasper Fidler, who suffered severe injuries from a rock climbing accident this summer. Her life once filled with soccer, school and friends became hospitals, surgeries and therapy sessions. After five surgeries, Jasper has learned to walk again, a feat that defied the odds doctors gave her.
Jasper shattered both ankles, both wrists, broke her sternum and spine in June during a weeklong rock climbing camp. She also suffered a spinal cord injury. Because of her injuries, she was flown from the Virginia camp site to a trauma center in Tennessee. “Jasper’s character has carried her through all this with incredible strength, which is amazing for a 15-year-old,” said Greg Fidler, Jasper’s father. “We all try to rise to that level. Without Jasper’s strength, I don’t know how I would be able to handle all this.”
“They may be going through chemotherapy or whatever it is they’re going through, but at the end of the day, they’re still kids,” Atteberry said. “They write stories about pizza, dinosaurs, being the king of their castle, and all this stuff. For the kids to see that stuff turned into songs, they think it’s awesome.”
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