From ABC2News on November 19th
Aaron Reed passed away suddenly in January
Catherine Hawley
COLUMBIA, Md. – They’ve got broken strings, they’re covered in dust, and they’ve been boxed up and unused. Exactly the kinds of instruments Brian Reed wants to get his hands on.”We have a couple amps, a drum, two bases, an acoustic guitar, keyboard,” he said.The Professor at UMBC is collecting the musical equipment for ‘The Pick Me Up Foundation,’ a non-profit Brian created with his wife Esther and daughter Julia. Their goal is to collect instruments and get them in the hands of those less fortunate.”We looked around and saw there are a lot of kids who would like to try music but they can’t because they can’t afford an instrument.”
It’s a project borne from the pain of loss. The Reed’s 21-year-old son Aaron died suddenly back in January. Aaron was a gifted musician who lived to write and play songs .
“He would constantly be lending his instruments out to kids who didn’t have them,” said Brian. “Giving them musical lessons, teaching kids how to record music.”
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