Sarah McLachlan has just joined the list of World Service Medal winners that includes Mother Teresa, First Ladies Nancy Reagan and Rosalynn Carter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Audrey Hepburn, and Sir Roger Moore. The annual award is presented by Kiwanis International and is given in recognition of “individuals who devote a significant part of their lives to meeting the needs of others.”
McLachlan was chosen because of her dedication to music education. “It’s an honor to present the World Service Medal to Sarah McLachlan,” stated Kiwanis International President Tom DeJulio. “Her dedication to providing music education to children who otherwise would not receive it is impressive and aligned to the Kiwanis mission of improving their lives.”
“I am grateful and humbled to be the 2013 World Service Medal recipient,” McLachlan said. “After a decade of hard work and the generosity of many sharing in my vision of providing music education to youth who otherwise have no access to music, the Sarah McLachlan School of Music became a reality. Thank you for this wonderful recognition.”
The Sarah McLachlan Foundation was created in 1999 and the Sarah McLachlan School of Music was founded in 2002. The Vancouver school provides “music education to underserved and at-risk youth at no cost” and has served more than 700 students.
