Metallica announce expansion of their charitable Metallica Scholars Initiative
Metallica have announced that they are expanding their Metallica Scholars Initiative into a wider number of community colleges in the US.Launched back in 2019, the venture is a partnership between the band’s All Within My Hands foundation and the American Association of Community Colleges with the goal of “reinvesting in communities that have supported the band over the last four decades”.In a statement issued yesterday (May 25), All Within My Hands said that they were expanding the reach of their initiative following a year where it “outpaced expectations”.The US-wide Metallica Scholars Initiative will now benefit 23 community colleges in 2021 with All Within My Hands planning to donate $1.6 million (£1.1 million) in funding, which will go