LAWiM President, Leanne Summers, received the ILLUMINATION AWARD along with Tish Ciravolo, Founder of Daisy Rock Guitars. Presented by Project MuszEd at their 'Making A Notable Difference' Awards Brunch, the event recognizes champions and heroes in the music community who have helped change music as we see, hear and feel it.

The event was held on May 15, 2011 at the beautiful Los Angeles River Center and Gardens and raised over $5,000 for the goals of Project MuszEd. The brunch was hosted by Shondrella Avery with presenters Stephen Michael Schwartz (Parachute Express) and Vicki Peterson (The Bangles). In addition, Jeff Smith & Ge Wang from SMULE were presented with the INNOVATION AWARD.

Project MuszEd was founded in 2004 by Charyn Harris and provides outreach to hundreds of underserved youth through music education and more. For additional information on Project MuszEd visit www.projectmuszed.org.

For full details of the evening, including photos, Tribute Journal and video footage, visit the event archive.... HERE.

Official Press Release... HERE.