Charitable Donations, Sponsorship & Endorsements Policy Statement

Since we announced that we would be opening a musical instrument store in Alford, we have been inundated with requests for sponsorship, endorsements and donations to various charitable causes. Whilst we applaud everyone’s efforts, we simply cannot support every worthy cause and it is taking a lot of our time answering all of the requests individually. Therefore, we have decided to publish a summary of our policy here on our Facebook page so that everyone knows where they stand. All future requests will simply be referred to this post.

It is impossible for us as a company to grant every request that we receive and it would be extremely difficult to decide between the many worthwhile causes. In order to treat everyone fairly, we have decided that our approach will be as follows. We will not grant any requests for a donation of money, raffle prizes, sponsorship etc. but will instead, focus all of our efforts and resources into one large charitable event of our choosing per year. This will allow us to make a significantly larger impact for our chosen cause.

As a company, we have the ability and resources to facilitate large musical events and this will likely form the basis of our charitable contribution for the coming year. Details of this will be posted at a later date.

We cannot provide endorsements of any kind. We are a retail business. Endorsements are usually given by brands not retailers and anyone looking for endorsements should contact a brand directly. Please remember that for any brand to endorse an artist or band they would need to be convinced that their brand would receive serious exposure – i.e. advertising. In our experience, brands choose their artists not the other way around. Our advice is that anyone hoping to receive endorsements should get out there playing at every opportunity. The more visible (and hopefully audible) you are, the greater the chance you might be approached by a brand for endorsement.

Our Charitable Donations, Sponsorship & Endorsements Policy Statement can also be viewed on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567248968972

Thank you to everyone for your understanding.