Scottsdale-Based Jawa Joins Musical Instrument Museum's Corporate 'Circle of Friends'

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading software and interactive media firm, Jawa, is pleased to announce its Corporate Partnership with Arizona's Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), the world's first global instrument museum offering a shared experience of the history of musical instruments throughout the world.  Jawa's cash donation will benefit MIM educational programs and upkeep of the museum's collection of over 10,000 instruments from around the world.  Additionally, Jawa will be welcomed into MIM's "Circle of Friends" and be recognized on the museum's Founders Wall.  

Jawa's partnership with MIM is part of its 'Jawa Gives' philanthropy program which allows employees to nominate charities to receive a donation from Jawa.  MIM was nominated by a staff member who has frequented the museum with his family since it opened last April.

"Supporting the arts and promoting culture in our local community is essential, especially a one-of-a-kind organization like MIM which educates via technology-driven displays and exhibits. The combination of history and technology is what makes the MIM so unique and Jawa is thrilled to be recognized as a MIM Founder and Friend," said Jawa CEO, Jason Hope.

MIM joins a fantastic group of organizations that have received donations through 'Jawa Gives.'  Most recently, Jawa has donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, Muscular Dystrophy Association of Phoenix, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix, the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, Phoenix Zoo, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Desert Mountain States Chapter, Donor Network of Arizona and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix.

About The Musical Instrument Museum

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) is a significant addition to the worldwide community of museums devoted to music making and musical culture. MIM welcomes the young and the old, the uninitiated and the knowledgeable, to explore and experience the rich diversity of the world's music and musical instruments. MIM collects and displays musical instruments and artifacts from every country in the world, preserving, protecting, and sharing these gifts with future generations. Museum guests enjoy a close encounter with the instruments themselves, enhanced by state-of-the art audio and video recordings that bring to life the sounds and sights of these instruments as experienced in their cultures of origin.

About Jawa

Founded in 2005, Jawa develops software and media solutions enabling people to stay connected to information, entertainment, and communities while on the go. Jawa is a privately held company headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. For more information on Jawa, visit http://www.jawa.com.

SOURCE Jawa