Founder of Lewis Prize for Music, which awarded $500K to Inetnon Gefpå'go, to visit Guam

Daniel R. Lewis, founder and chairman of The Lewis Prize for Music, which awarded $500,000 to Inetnon Gefpå'go Cultural Arts Program, will be visiting Guam from Oct. 20 to 24.

The Inetnon Gefpå'go Cultural Arts Program, under the direction of Master of CHamoru Dance Vince Reyes, won The Lewis Prize for Music Accelerator Award for 2024. Reyes said the foundation's founder will visit Inetnon Gefpå'go’s new creative youth programs and new initiatives that have been established through the award. As a winner, the Inetnon Gefpå'go Cultural Arts Program received a $500,000 award to strengthen its creative youth development programming on the island and assist youth in reclaiming their cultural identity through music, song, dance and chant.

"We are extremely grateful to the Lewis Prize for Music’s support for Inetnon Gefpå’go’s creative youth programs," Clynt Ridgell, Inetnon Gefpa’go board president, said in a statement. "We look forward to hosting Mr. Lewis and sharing with him the CHamoru culture and famous hospitality that Guam is known for in appreciation of the opportunities he has provided to our island’s youth.

” The Lewis Prize for Music is a music arts organization with a philanthropic effort that recognizes impactful creative youth development programs nationwide through its Accelerator Awards in the amount of $500,000. The Lewis Prize for Music’s main focus is empowering young people through music and the arts to envision the future. For more information or for collaborations, visit Inetnon Gefpa’go website at inetnongefpago.

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