Paige's Musical ButterfliesRegistered

4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of education through teaching children suffering from cancer how to play musical instruments Paige's Musical Butterflies will help to provide musical instruments, music lessons and song writing lessons to children with cancer for use both in the hospital and at home. Lessons can either be delivered on a group or one to one basis. 4.2 The advancement of health, and in particular mental health through the provision of instruments and tuition to enable ill children and their families to find a distraction to their illness through music. Music is a great distraction and a great way to express feelings and bring people in difficult situations together. Paige?s Musical Butterflies will harness that to ensure ALL children with cancer and their families can use music as a form of escape, to help improve their mental health. Paige?s Musical Butterflies will use the power if music to provide a calm and comforting place for children with cancer to turn to help lift their mood. Paige?s Musical Butterflies will also help to provide additional support to oncology patients and their families by enabling families to come together and talk about their experiences and fears. 4.3 The advancement of the arts through music tuition, and providing sick children the resources to have access to music that may not be able to get or afford. 4.4 To provide recreational facilities or the organisation of recreational facilities through the creation of places within hospitals for sick children and their families to take part in musical tuition and create their own music together. 4.5 The relief of those in need by ill health by providing a distraction and focus to sick and terminally ill children through music and friendship. Music is proven to aid mental health and Paige?s Musical Butterflies aims to give sick and terminally ill children access to music where they have maybe not previously had access through financial hardship (the charity will supply instruments to allow them the access the power of music therapy) or a lack of education in music.