I’m Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big Dream

Read the short book review for what looks like another page-turner, an illuminating memoir. The Washington Post book reviewer, Clyde McGrady, remarks at the end of his review of I’m Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big Dream, “White’s resilience becomes more apparent as the book unfolds. He meets setback after setback, and yet finds a way to overcome. But one question lingers: Should ordinary people need to have a special talent for others to see value in their lives?”


"The most enduring theme of “I’m Possible” is precariousness. White, 48, and currently an associate professor of tuba/euphonium at the University of New Mexico, is always just one mishap away from not realizing his dreams. Student loans, expensive instrument purchases and household bills all threaten to derail him… But the story is also an ode to support networks.”  Purchase "I’m Possible" via our website.

Richard Antoine White and our student scholars are among the 43 million Americans whose student loan debt totals $1.75 trillion!!! Our goal is relieve some of the debt burden for college scholarship recipients whose financial disadvantage puts them between a rock and a hard place in pursuit of upward mobility. Our team member, a Junior, is fortunate to have so far accumulated only $15,000 of debt; but she’s pursuing a masters degree, and she commented, even at an amount lower than many others’, “I’ll be paying off my student loans for a long time.”

 Keeping Up With Anthony, Live Stream Recital Saturday, 2:30 ET

Tune in to his Junior recital at Oberlin’s Kulas Recital Hall. Anthony writes, “...The program will be about 30 minutes and include Beethoven and African American Spirituals/Art Song.​

With gratitude for all the support from many people he received on his journey over the years, and continues to receive, he remarked, “It really does take a village!”

If you were busy, but intended to pitch in, you still can do so, and we’ll honor the year-end 1:1 Match through Sunday, January 9.

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​We all receive many appeals for donations.  I really appreciate you all who “see the value in others’ lives” and chose to support our student scholars. Through you we’ll be able to assist Anthony, and others, with their school-related and living expenses via Supplemental Scholarship awards. I thank you on behalf of all the college-bound students we’ve assisted in 2021. 

​Sincerely,
MaryAnn, Chief Engagement Officer and Founder
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