Spots on Team DMF have been filled and registration is now closed. If you are interested in joining the waiting list, please complete an application below.
Daniel’s Music Foundation is proud to be an Official Charity Partner for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon, hosted on Sunday, November 3, 2024. The prestigious 26.2-mile course runs through all five boroughs and is known as one of the most iconic marathons in the world. We are excited to have a limited number of entries available for this year’s race!
In exchange for a guaranteed entry through Daniel’s Music, recipients will commit to raising a minimum of $3,000 to support our mission of empowering individuals with disabilities through music while helping to build a more inclusive society.
If you are interested in joining our waiting list, please fill out this brief application form.
Already have guaranteed entry to the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon but still want to raise funds to support us? Email Martika Wilson.
Team DMF Benefits
Aside from making your miles meaningful, all DMF team members will receive the following benefits:
A coveted slot in the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon.
Training tips and group runs, plus access to one of our Board Members who has completed 80 marathons and counting.
An official Daniel’s Music Foundation TCS 2024 New York City Marathon Race Day Shirt, plus a DMF swag bag.
A personalized DMF Team fundraising page.
A copy of the book "Daniel's Music" written by NY Times best-selling author Jerome Preisler.
Complimentary Tickets to Key DMF Events throughout the year:
Friday, May 17, 2024, from 6:30 – 9:30 PM: DMF Annual Spring Benefit – "Lifting Hearts, Changing Lives", hosted at Guastavino's in NYC
Friday, July 12, 2024 – Hello Inclusion, our one-day, all-encompassing music festival hosted at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (the original site of Woodstock 1969). Activities include songwriting workshops, drum circles, other music and art activities, a special exhibit in the Woodstock Museum, performances by our label artists on the Horizon Stage, and a concert on the Pavilion Stage by singer/songwriter, Jason Mraz.
Saturday, October 19, 2024, the 5th Annual Danny Awards - our global award show that recognizes the musical talents of individuals with disabilities and celebrates differences, hosted at Town Hall in NYC.
Team DMF Requirements
All DMF team members will commit to the following:
Reach your fundraising minimum of $3,000 by Sunday, October 27, 2024 (All runners will be required to sign an agreement committing to reaching the fundraising requirement by the Oct. 27 deadline).
Non-Charity Entry runners, those who already have a spot in the marathon, but want to fundraise on our behalf, must commit to raising $500 by Sunday, October 27, 2024. These team members will receive all team members' benefits except the guaranteed race entry.
Spread the word that you are participating in the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon with Team DMF through email, social media, and conversations!
Having the experience of a lifetime!
For more information or if you have questions, please contact:
Martika Wilson (212) 289-8912 martika@danielsmusic.org
About Daniel’s Music
Daniel’s Music Foundation (DMF) was founded in 2006 by the Trush Family after one of five undetected brain aneurysms burst inside their son, Daniel’s head. DMF empowers individuals with disabilities through music and today we serve thousands of individuals, both locally at our 8,700-square-foot music center in NYC and nationally through our Online Community. Our mission is to provide a comfortable, educational, and social environment in which individuals of all abilities can enjoy, learn, and practice the joy of music together.
Through our Disability Awareness platform, which includes presentations about differences, our global award show - The Danny Awards, and our record label - Just Call Me By My Name®, we are challenging stereotypes about individuals with disabilities and working to build a more inclusive society for all. To learn more about the Trush Family’s journey and why they started Daniel’s Music, please view Daniel and Ken’s TEDxBroadway Talk.
As an organization, we believe in inclusion, diversity, and the ability of all individuals to express themselves creatively. We are also passionately committed to changing perception, diminishing isolation, and providing access to music for individuals with disabilities.
Meet Daniel
Daniel is a Co-Founder and the President of DMF. He is a singer/songwriter, assistant music instructor, and the inspiration for Daniel’s Music Foundation. Daniel serves as the life force that drives DMF and is an ambassador for the mission— a living example of acceptance, kindness, and joy.
In 1997, at the age of 12, one of five aneurysms burst inside his brain. His doctors did not expect him to survive, but he proved them wrong. Music in various forms played a critical role in every phase of his recovery. Since our foundation’s inception, we have used music as a tool to connect, educate, and inspire individuals with disabilities who oftentimes experience social isolation in various facets of their lives.
The NYC Marathon is especially meaningful to Daniel and the Trush Family. After his injury and being in a wheelchair for three years, Daniel was so determined to walk again, that he started by pushing his wheelchair in Central Park for one lamp post alternating with his father pushing him in his wheelchair for one lamp post. He worked at it so diligently that in 2007, ten years after his brain aneurysm ruptured, Daniel completed the NYC Marathon— all 26.2 miles! It took him 7:46:12, but he finished!
