LESLEY SPENCER (ASCAP)
composer/pianist/producer
A passionate philanthropist, Lesley believes "a small thing can be a big thing" when it comes to helping others and working toward the common good. To that end, she combines her musical and producing skills to help various organizations throughout the country.
A tireless fundraiser, Lesley was honored by
NIKE for being the top female fundraiser in the country for Team
In Training for the 2003 Chicago Marathon, her first ever marathon
race. (Team In Training, the world's largest endurance sports
organization, is a branch of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
and its participants raise money for blood cancer research, patient
care and advocacy). Subsequent to her involvement with Team In
Training, Lesley has become active in the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society, participating in a Patient Services Advisory Board and
producing Survivor Meditation CDs for cancer patients, both in
english and spanish. She also produced a documentary for the
Society called, WHY THEY RUN, which takes a deeper look into
the Team In Training experience: www.whytheyrun.com.
WHY THEY RUN was completed in the fall of 2008 and was recently
chosen to be an official entry into the 2009 On Location: Memphis
International Film Festival.
Lesley has donated thousands of her CDs to many not-for-profit organizations to use both nationally and internationally for their fundraising purposes including:
• The Cancer Crusade
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago
• The American Foundation For The Blind
• The Chicago Food Depository
• The Hunger Project
• The Heartland Alliance
• The Latin School of Chicago
• The Seldoms Dance Company
• The People’s Music School
• Uptown Board of Ministers
• I AM Foundation
Additionally, Lesley spent eight years working as Music Director for Victory Gardens Theater’s Annual Casting Auction, helping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars which directly benefitted Victory Gardens' artistic, educational, and community engagement programs. |
