Ford Sponsors GRAMMY In THE SCHOOLS(R) LIVE!

Two-Time Sam Hunt GRAMMY^® NOMINEE SAM HUNT PERFORMS WITH GRAMMY CAMP® — JAZZ SESSION STUDENTS

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Pamela Alexander, Director of Community Development, Ford Motor Company Fund; current two-time GRAMMY® nominee, Sam Hunt; and Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation ®’s attends the GRAMMY Foundation’s annual GRAMMY In The Schools Live! – A Celebration of Music & Education, presented by Ford Motor Company Fund, featuring Sam Hunt on Feb. 11, 2016, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, Calif. For more information on the GRAMMY Foundation’s music education programs, visit www.grammyintheschools.com.

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More than 400 students from the greater Los Angeles area — including 350 from the L.A. Unified School District —joined in this special celebration. Prior to the concert, the students participated in the GRAMMY Foundation’s GRAMMY Career Day program at their school with the support of Los Angeles Unified School District’s Beyond The Bell Branch. GRAMMY Career Day is a one-day event that brings music industry professionals together with high school students to make them aware of careers that are available in music and present a behind-the-scenes look into the industry. These students are also given a careers-in-music lesson taught by their music teachers and developed by the USC Thornton School of Music.

About Ford Motor Company Fund

Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services works with community and global partners to advance driving safety, education and community life. Ford Motor Company Fund has operated for more than 65 years with ongoing funding from Ford Motor Company. Ford Driving Skills for Life is free, interactive, hands-on safety training focused on skill development and driving techniques, while addressing inexperience, distractions and impaired driving. Innovation in education is encouraged through Ford Blue Oval Scholars, Ford Next Generation Learning and other inspiring programs that enhance high school learning and provide college scholarships and university grants. The Ford Volunteer Corps enlists more than 30,000 Ford employees and retirees each year to work on local projects that strengthen their communities and improve people’s lives in more than 40 countries around the world. For more information, visit community.ford.com.

About The GRAMMY Foundation

The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1988 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. In recognition of the significant role of teachers in shaping their students’ musical experiences, The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation partnered to present their first Music Educator Award in 2013. Open to current U.S. music teachers in kindergarten through college, the third Music Educator Award recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY Week 2016. To nominate a teacher for the fourth annual Music Educator Award, please visit GRAMMYMusicTeacher.com. For more information about the Foundation, please visit www.grammyfoundation.org. For breaking news and exclusive content, please “like” GRAMMY in the Schools on Facebook at www.facebook.com/grammyintheschools and follow @GRAMMYFdn on Twitter and Instagram.

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