Jake McVey Recording and "PIF"

Hi! I work with a new rising country music artist named Jake McVey. Jake has been touring full-time for the past 2 years, doing over 300 shows per year at various venues across the United States. Jake, originally from Iowa,  believes in the Midwest vales of hard work and determination to accomplish your goals, and his schedule proves it!   

In February of this year (2009) Jake visited a nursing home where his grandmother resides and did a free acoustic show for the residents and staff there. He and his band had a great time entertaining them and giving back a little to his hometown area. The residents and staff were so appreciative! In response to that, Jake and his band decided to launch a "Pay it Forward" tour in addition to their already busy schedule. In the towns that he visits, we arrange for he and his band to do a free show at a nursing home, veterans hospital or school in the area. This new tour has been met with open arms from the places they go! In fact one staff member wrote the following in response to their visit:

"Woody Hayes was a college coach who is best remembered for winning five national titles and 13 Big Ten championships in 28 years at Ohio State University (Feb 14, 1913- March 12, 1987) He popularized the term with one of his famous quotes, "You can never pay back; but you can always pay forward." Jake has a tremendous amount of talent and can reach any population of people that he performs for. It is heart warming to see a young man truly enjoy sharing his time and talent with the elderly population. This group of individuals  faced many hardships in their day and opened their homes and offered the hands to assist many others in their lifetime. I truly believe that our elderly cherish activities that involve our younger population and make the elderly feel special. Thank you Jake and band members for providing this memory to the many people living here at Halcyon House.

Sincere thanks,

Mary Geil CTRS "

This is just one of many positive comments Jake has received from the recipients of his Pay it Forward initiative. We weren't aware of your foundation until the band saw a banner of yours posted at a casino they were recently performing at. I wanted to let you know that many good people are doing wonderful "Pay it Forward" events across the US and Jake is one of them!

Good luck with your endeavors and if we can be of any help to you along our path, please let us know!

Thanks so much

Amy Martin
Jake McVey Recording