In February of 2017, we announced the formation of All Within My Hands. The Foundation aims to assist and enrich the lives of members of the communities who have supported the band for years, as well as encourage participation from fans and friends. All funds raised will be donated to a cross-section of national and local charities... every penny from your donations will go directly to our charity partners.
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The Lowe’s Foundation is partnering with heavy metal band Metallica to bolster the skilled labor workforce, which has been facing a critical shortage of workers, reports Daniella Genovese of Fox Business.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) - Western Dakota Technical College received funding for supplies in various construction programs in the 2023-2024 school year from a source you might not expect - Metallica. The metal band launched the Metallica Scholars Initiative in 2019 as a part of their charitable foundation, ‘All Within My Hands.’ In 2023, Western Dakota Tech became one of 41 community and technical colleges receiving $100,000 grants from the foundation.
SUNY Westchester Community College has been selected as one of only five community colleges in the country to receive a new $50,000 grant from Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands, to support women seeking education in the skilled trades. This grant is funded by Carhartt, which donated the first $250,000 in sales of women’s apparel on International Women’s Day across Carhartt retail stores and online.
THE WORK THAT DRIVES US
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Metallica Scholars
In partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges, Metallica Scholars is a major workforce education initiative that provides direct support to community colleges to enhance their career and technical education programs. These programs provide skills and services to students looking to enter a traditional trade or other applied learning program. In 2023, we announced the launch of Metallica Scholars Year Five. Reaffirming our commitment to career and technical education, 11 new colleges were added, and we now have programs at 42 schools in 33 states. MSI has impacted the lives of 6,000 students across the US so far.
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Combatting Food Insecurity
Supporting local food banks while on tour is something Metallica has been doing quietly for years. The creation of the Foundation allowed the band to take this kind of giving to the next level. At every stop, a portion of ticket sales is donated to a local food bank, which we are connected to through our partnership with Feeding America. As the M72 World Tour makes its way through the United States, we are also partnering with The Farmlink Project, which is connecting the tour's catering to local organizations that can use the surplus food, ensuring we do not contribute further to the nation’s food waste problem.
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Disaster Relief & Community Support
Whether we're talking about natural disasters like wildfires, hurricanes, and earthquakes, a public health crisis like COVID-19, or community safety like that provided by family shelters, we know that funding and support for critical local services are needed in the immediate and long term. In order to maximize our contributions in these areas, we have two primary partners in emergent cases: Direct Relief and World Central Kitchen. For our focus on sustainable communities, the band and Foundation donate a portion of M72 World Tour ticket sales to local organizations providing relief services to women and children who are unhoused or in violent domestic situations.
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