TEAM

A team comprises a group of people or other animals linked
in a common purpose.  Human teams are especially
appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity
and have many interdependent sub-tasks.

A group does not necessarily constitute a team.  Teams
normally have members with complementary skills and
generate synergy through a coordinated effort which allows
each member to maximize their strengths and minimize
their weaknesses.  Naresh Jain (2009) claims:

Team members need to learn how to help one another, help
other team members realize their true potential, and create
an environment that allows everyone to go beyond his or her
limitations.  Teams can be broken down into from a huge team
or one big group of people, even if these smaller secondary
teams are temporary.

A team becomes more than just a collection of people when
a strong sense of mutual commitment creates synergy, thus
generating performance greater than the sum of the
performance of its individual members.

ig·nore

verb \ig-ˈnȯr\

: to refuse to show that you hear or see (something or someone)

: to do nothing about or in response to (something or someone)

 ig·no·rance

noun \ˈig-n(ə-)rən(t)s\

: a lack of knowledge, understanding, or education : the
state of being ignorant

: the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness

We choose to do this because ...

At Jazz 98.5 FM, we understand and respect that people are
often more inclined to donate to causes such as helping to
cure diseases, famine or other maladies or calamities.

At Jazz 98.5 FM, we realize that we're not curing some life
threatening or debilitating disease but, we are helping to cure
a form of ignorance as it relates to the arts and specifically, the
art of jazz music.  We help introduce the music and provide
education and awareness to develop our student's musical
ability and appreciation.  We're doing our part in keeping the
pipeline full of future jazz musicians and above all, keeping
jazz alive and on the radio in Central Ohio.

Please give so we can continue to provide more music
education opportunities to children as well as help people to
discover and appreciate the art of America's contribution to
the arts, Jazz!