Correspondence Following Meet the Reps Day: Music & Memory

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Following her visit to The Rashi School, the Tamchui team sent a note thanking Robin Lombardo for the time she spent with our students.
On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 10:53 AM, Stephanie Rotsky <SRotsky@rashi.org> wrote: 
Dear Robin, 
From all of us at Rashi - thank you so much for traveling from NY to Boston to spend the day teaching and inspiring the Rashi community about Music and Memory! And what a day it was! Our Beit Midrash - our prayer space - remained a "sacred" gathering place as we learned about Music and Memory and heard the stories about individuals whose lives were changed as a result! 
Robin...You are a natural teacher - a master teacher...you conveyed such respect and appreciation for our students and school and everyone came away from your presentations and the Middle School Q&A more knowledgeable and in awe of the power of personalized music to awaken and "bring back" the spirit and well-being of individuals. As you would say: IMAGINE THAT! 
To you, Dan and your staff - you remind us of Esther in the Purim story. You couldn't be silent knowing that so many lives could be improved and transformed by the power of personalized music and so Dan was the first to stand up and speak out and take action and then he mobilized a fantastically committed team of professionals and lay people to spread the idea, its importance, and the magic that comes from it if people are just open to trying it out and making it happen! 
Be well and we will stay in touch with photos, videos, stories, student comments and eventually a wonderful Tamchui donation to celebrate the important work of Music and Memory!
Happy Purim!
With deep appreciation,Stephanie, Rabbi Clevenger, Kara and Charlie and the whole Rashi community

We received the most touching message back from Robin: 
From: Robin LombardoSent: Thursday, March 1, 2018 3:20 PMTo: Stephanie Rotsky
Dear Stephanie and the entire Rashi Community, 
Please know that the pleasure and honor was all mine.  The synergy, respect, and peace were very palpable.  Your students are very blessed in a number of ways that they may or may not be aware of.  I believe that I learned more than the students did.  I felt like royalty, as your team of leaders and educators made me feel "at home".  The sense of community is exciting to witness within your entire neighborhood.  This is truly unique.  I shared the questions raised and others were inspired as well by the knowledge base and understanding your students displayed.  This does not happen in a vacuum. You have much to be proud of; the students, families, neighborhood professionals, education team, and more.  Grateful and thankful was I for this opportunity to share the vision and work of Music & Memory with Rashi.  My only hope is that we continue to foster, share and mimic such success!  You are a model to replicate for sure.  Cannot wait to see all the pictures and more!  Thank you again and again. 
Happy Purim!Best,Robin Lombardo and the Music & Memory Team

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