WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED: The Music Heals Foundation, which provides U.S. hospitals and hospices with CD players and music libraries, will produce several jazz, country, and rock compilations with Solid Discs Records to
raise money for the organization. Contact: Music Heals at 714-675-8331.
FIRST AIDES: Time Warner awarded nine of its 67,000 employees for their contributions to public service at the 17th annual Andrew Heiskell Community Service Awards. Chad Anderson, Salvador Cervantes, Den Churchill, Bill Coffman, Bill Hubschmidtt, Marie Keogh, Sharon Madison, Janice Marie Pomerico, and Shirley Williams were all given $5,000 ($3,000 of which goes to their charity of choice) at a June 25 luncheon in New York. Contact: Virginia McEnerney at 212-484-6404 or Robin Brynes at 212-704-4487.
CARING CLIP: Gloria Estefan can be seen on more than 240 Loews Theatre screens this summer in a public service announcement for the Buoniconti Fund, the fund-raising arm for the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. She sings an a cappella version of "Get On Your Feet." Contact: Mary Ann Maryn at 212-843-8024.
BALANCING THE EQUATION: Nashville's Cumberland Science Museum has found a friend in Columbia recording act Ricochet. The band will appear at several museum events, hold a benefit concert, and possibly record promotions for the organization. Contact: Jules Wortman at 615-401-5062.