{"id":349,"date":"2021-09-28T14:04:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T18:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/foundation\/?p=349"},"modified":"2021-09-28T14:05:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T18:05:30","slug":"when-you-give-it-just-keeps-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/foundation\/2021\/09\/28\/when-you-give-it-just-keeps-going\/","title":{"rendered":"When You Give, It Just Keeps Going"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2008 recession hit Kirsten Westerman\u2019s family hard.<\/h2>\n
\"Kirsten

Kirsten Westerman<\/p><\/div>\n

Her father lost his job as a tool-and-die maker, and her mother, a real-estate agent, struggled to sell homes when the housing bubble burst. Kirsten\u2019s dreams of attending a school of music to study flute performance were uncertain at best.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no money coming in at all,\u201d Kirsten said.<\/p>\n

But Ball State came through with three scholarships that made college affordable for the family. She graduated in 2014 with a music performance degree.<\/p>\n

As of 2021, Westerman was working for the Warrior Music Foundation while she finished a doctoral degree in musicology from University of Cincinnati and a certificate in music therapy from St. Mary of the Woods.<\/p>\n

Based in Washington D.C., the Warrior Music Foundation helps veterans treat their post-traumatic stress disorder through songwriting and composition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you give to support students, there is a ripple effect of that generosity,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is quite literally because somebody gave toward scholarships that I am now able to help veterans of Afghanistan. It\u2019s just beautiful how generosity never dies. Once someone gives, it just keeps going.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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