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Teen’s passion for music shows compassion for Collingwood

Noah Green donates thousands from CD sales to Hospital
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Noah Green has a passion for music. The 17-year-old began studying classical piano as a child, but was turned on to jazz by the sounds of masters such as Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and Bud Powell – his foundation as a classically trained pianist helped Noah in his development as a jazz player. Inspired by the greats and the motivation to share his music, he created his own CD. 

The cost of producing and cutting the album was financed exclusively by Noah. It includes three of his own original arrangements and songs from other well-known jazz artists such as Norah Jones. Since the pandemic started in the middle of the production, he thought Quarantine would be a perfect name for the CD. 

Noah’s love for his community of Collingwood runs just as deep as his love for music. Noah’s grandfather is a psychiatrist at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital, while his grandmother needed care at the emergency department more than once.  Noah thought that he might be able to use the sale of his newly released CD to give back. 

Noah said, “It was at that point that I realized I wanted to donate the proceeds to the Collingwood Hospital.”

Noah is donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Quarantine to the Collingwood G & M Hospital Foundation. So far, $4600 have been raised toward a goal of $10,000.

Linda Caron, The Coordinator of Special Events for the Foundation said, “It’s so inspiring to me to see someone that young who is so concerned about his community and wants to help.”

“The biggest impact that I could make is through a fundraiser and doing something that is good for the community”, said Noah.

He’s determined to make a positive impact on his community, and he feels the best way to do that is to help others. This year’s campaign will raise funds to buy patient beds. In fact, over 90% of all medical equipment & technology at CGMH is funded through donations to the Foundation – everything from I.V. poles to surgical instruments to the C.T. scanner.

Caron said, “Tax dollars fund a bare bones facility. It’s the money raised through community support and initiatives like Noah’s that pay for virtually everything used to diagnose and treat patients at CGMH.”

Collingwood residents have stepped up by launching their own fundraisers for the hospital. From doing virtual hikes across Canada, to holding concerts on their porch, to a little boy who sold magnets he made with superhero pictures, these are people the Foundation calls their “Hospital Heroes.”

Caron said, “It’s very important to us that people who are going through this much effort are successful in their fundraising initiatives, so we want to support them any way we can.”

As for Noah, he said music is something he wants to pursue, but he hopes to become a doctor one day. Inspired by his grandfather, Noah said he wants to follow in his footsteps, which is the reason raising money for the hospital is so important to him.  

If you would like to support Noah Green’s fundraising campaign for the Collingwood G & M Hospital by purchasing the Quarantine CD, please visit https://cgmhf.com/event/quarantine-by-noah-green-cd-release-celebration/.

You can also donate to the CGMH Foundation directly by visiting www.cgmh.on.ca.