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Melina Garc\u00eda, de Union City, se qued\u00f3 at\u00f3nita al enterarse de que el 21% de los residentes de la ciudad, en su mayor\u00eda inmigrantes, viv\u00edan por debajo del umbral de la pobreza. Decidida a convertir esa realidad en una oportunidad de cambio, concibi\u00f3 la m\u00fasica orquestal como un poderoso veh\u00edculo de transformaci\u00f3n social. En 2012, se asoci\u00f3 con la Ciudad de Union City y la Junta de Educaci\u00f3n de Union City para lanzar el Proyecto Musical Infantil Unido (UCMP), comenzando con tan solo 54 ni\u00f1os de preescolar y unos pocos violines de papel mach\u00e9 en una "Orquesta de Papel".\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actualmente con sede en el municipio de Weehawken y en colaboraci\u00f3n con \u00e9l, UCMP se ha consolidado como un din\u00e1mico programa de m\u00fasica extraescolar con apoyo econ\u00f3mico que atiende anualmente a m\u00e1s de 120 ni\u00f1os y j\u00f3venes de 3 a 18 a\u00f1os de Union City, North Bergen, Jersey City, Weehawken, West New York y otras localidades. Artistas docentes con formaci\u00f3n cl\u00e1sica, junto con especialistas en jazz y otros g\u00e9neros, gu\u00edan a los estudiantes desde sus primeras notas en instrumentos de papel hasta el dominio de instrumentos de cuerda, viento-madera, metal y percusi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melina ha dirigido esta organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro desde sus inicios, nunca recibi\u00f3 un salario y se dedic\u00f3 de todo coraz\u00f3n a su misi\u00f3n: inspirar logros acad\u00e9micos, desarrollar habilidades para la vida y fomentar la comunidad a trav\u00e9s del poder transformador de la m\u00fasica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En reconocimiento a su inquebrantable compromiso y su incansable defensa, Melina recibi\u00f3 recientemente un premio de $25,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCMP ofrece m\u00e1s que solo instrucci\u00f3n musical y orquestal de alta calidad: brinda apoyo integral mediante mentor\u00edas y actividades de enriquecimiento cultural. Los estudiantes reciben hasta 24 horas de instrucci\u00f3n a bajo costo cada mes, instrumentos gratuitos y oportunidades regulares para actuar en el \u00e1rea metropolitana de Nueva Jersey y Nueva York. Los estudiantes de UCMP han obtenido plazas en prestigiosos programas e instituciones, como Interlochen, el Programa de Avance Musical de la Juilliard School, el Seminario Ravinia y el Festival Nacional YOLA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Con un modelo de matr\u00edcula de escala m\u00f3vil, UCMP garantiza que ning\u00fan ni\u00f1o sea rechazado debido a dificultades econ\u00f3micas.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4471,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4470","honorees","type-honorees","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMelina Garcia | Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org\/es\/honorees\/melina-garcia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Melina Garcia | Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Melina Garcia of Union City was stunned to learn that 21% of the city\u2019s residents\u2014mostly immigrants\u2014were living below the poverty line. 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