Andy Mackie Gives 35th Scholarship

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Andy Mackie, holder of the Guinness Book of World Records for the Largest Harmonica Band (1,706 participants), is pictured with LC Director, Robert Force. Andy stopped by the LC office to tell Robert that the result of their having collaborated to set the world record two years ago has resulted in significant increases in donations to his Andy Mackie Music Foundation and that he had just finished giving away his 35th, $500.00 scholarship to a local college-bound youth. Andy's many programs include promoting music in the public schools by teaching and supplying students with free dulcimers, strum sticks, violins and, yes, harmonicas, having personally taught more than 1,000 elementary students to play.