Join us for our Wonderful World Gala at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in New York City to benefit the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System.
This year's gala is co-chaired by
Michele Sherman and Erik Lawrence
The evening will include:
Music Performances
Food and Cocktails
Silent auction
Fund-a-Need paddle raise conducted by
Maestro Mark Shapiro
Wonderful World 2026 honors the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine and all its programs that occur throughout the year. We take this time to recognize four inspiring honorees: a doctor, a patient, a musical artist, and, for the very first time, a member of the music industry. One of this year's honorees is Dr. Stephan Quentzel, the Medical Director for the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine for the past 26 years.
Please consider these sponsorship opportunities prior to the event. These donations can be made via:
- Check by mail
- Download the mail information hot link here.
Please view the Journal Advertisement section to purchase journal ads. All Journal ads are due by October 9th.
Payments can be made in three convenient ways:
We will be accepting custom artwork, as well as requests to utilize pre-designed templates, for journal ads in the ‘Wonderful World 2026’ gala journal. If you would like the ‘Wonderful World 2026’ creative team to personalize a pre-designed journal ad template, you are required to provide copy and hi-res logos. Copy should not exceed 150 words per ad. Please designate what is “header/title” copy, and what is “body” copy. If providing logos, vector files are preferred.
Note: Ad space will be closed once quotas are met.
There are only 4 pre-designed full-page spreads available. As soon as these ads have been secured, no more of their designs will be released.
See examples below:
The journal will be printed in color. If providing custom artwork, we ask that you send high-resolution artwork at 300dpi (PDF, EPS or JPG), with all fonts and images embedded and .125” bleed space. Email file to: WWFOMT@gmail.com
Full Spread Dimensions: 11” x 8.5” (If submitting full spread file, please lay-out your files as two full page designs, with .125” bleed space around all four sides of each page).
Full Page Dimensions: 5.5” x 8.5”
Half Page Dimensions: 5.5” x 4.25”
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Each journal ad is tax-deductible less credit card processing fees. Should you have any additional questions, please contact info@wonderfulworldfriendsofmusictherapy.org All artwork must be received by October, 9th, 2026.
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For further event information visit: www.wonderfulworldfriendsofmusictherapy.org
FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: WWFOMT@gmail.com
MAILING ADDRESS:
Wonderful World Friends of Music Therapy Inc
1610 Richmond Road, Staten Island, NY 10304
Louis Armstrong wanted to give back to the world some of the goodness that he received. Inspired by his legacy, generosity, philanthropic mission, and of course his music, Wonderful World: Friends of Music Therapy Inc (WWFMT) was established to provide assurances for those most in need, through the magic of music and human-centered healthcare.
All monies raised through WWFMT, a 501 (c) (3) organization,* go to The Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine in New York City. The Center is home to the Department for Music Therapy at Mount Sinai Hosptial System. Its services and clinical research not only serve patients within the Mount Sinai hospital network, but the Center as well also serves as a pioneer and educator for the global medical community.
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Wonderful World: Friends of Music Therapy Inc. is a 501(C) (3) organization and therefore all donations to WWFOMT are tax deductible to the full extent of the law effective as of the date of our incorporation. Accordingly, your donation will be deductible to the extent it exceeds the fair market value of any goods received by you in exchange for your donation.
