In life, Dave Curry`s passion was music and musicians.  In his memory, Denise Curry and his band mates have established The Dave Curry Memorial Music Fund to lend support to musicians and music programs in the Niagara Region.

Donations to The Dave Curry Memorial Music Fund can be made by e-transfer to dndcurry@gmail.com

Organizations or individuals interested in applying for The Dave Curry Memorial Music Fund support can send a proposal to bluestime47@hotmail.com

The proposal and request for funding should include name, address, website, bio and a list of references.

The Dave Curry Memorial Music Fund recently added assistance to The Laura Secord SS. Music Program with a $4600.00 purchase of equipment the was needed by the students. Items donated and paid for by DCMMF from Long & McQuade St. Catharines added a marching bass drum, Sennheiser Wireless head sets, saxophone and clarinet mouthpiece sets, saxphone and clarinet reed kits and a powered speaker. Pictured are Denise Curry, DCMMF coordinator, music teacher Katryna Sacco with students displaying the equipment added to their music program inventory. Photos courtesy of Robyn Rouse

The Dave Curry Memorial Music Fund has awarded a scholarship to support a student from the Laura Secord Secondary School music program in St. Catharines, Ontario

The bursary was presented to graduating student, Ayla Jamal.  She will be attending a post secondary program in September and has excelled in music related classes and extra curricular activities in her time at Laura Secord. Ayla will be incorporating music into her post-secondary program”
 
Denise Curry visited Laura Secord on June 10th to make the arrangements for the financial support and at that time donated three guitars to the music program.  Two of the instruments from the late Dave Curry`s collection and one added by Mighty Duck Blues Band sound tech Francis Oliver.  Denise returned to Laura Secord SS on June 27th to attend the graduation ceremony and meet with the recipient.

Dave Curry was the founder of the St. Catharines based Mighty Duck Blues Band, a popular group who continues to hold a residency in the Niagara Region at Jo Blos Rock & Wok.  He was the band`s lead guitarist, vocalist and principal songwriter.  The Dave Curry Memorial Music Fund was created to extend the passion he had during his life time for music and musicians.  DCMMF is administered by Dave`s wife Denise and The Mighty Duck Blues Band.

Guitar Presentation: Denise Curry with Laura Secord Music Teacher A.J. Alexander

Denise Curry and Robin Rouse from The Dave Curry Memorial Music Fund with Ayla Jamal at the Laura Secord Secondary School gradutation in June 2024. Ayla was the first recipient of the DCMMF scholarhip to add financial support to her advancement into post secondary education.