Media Contact:
Keith Hejna
Little Kids Rock
Work: (973) 746-8248
keith@littlekidsrock.org
Little Kids Rock Extends Revolutionary Music Program and Free Instruments to Over 550 Newark and Jersey City Children
National nonprofit donates 300 instruments and curriculum to the Newark and Jersey City Public Schools with support from the The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey and the Turrell Fund
Montclair, NJ, Oct. 22, 2009 — Little Kids Rock (LKR), a national nonprofit music organization that revitalizes and restores music education in public schools through teacher trainings and instrument donations, today announced that it will expand its program to 11 sites in the Newark and Jersey City Public Schools, bringing free instruments and an innovative music education program to over 550 students. On October 24-25 at Abington Avenue Elementary School, Little Kids Rock will instruct participating teachers in its unique curriculum and provide participating schools with 300 brand-new Fender® guitars, along with software and materials. Teachers who complete the workshop will begin leading classes this school year, reaching over 550 students in Newark and Jersey City.
This Little Kids Rock guitar workshop is presented in the Newark and Jersey City Public Schools through generous support from The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey and the Turrell Fund.
The following Newark Public Schools will benefit from the Little Kids Rock program and instrument donation: Abington Avenue Elementary School, Luis Munoz Marin Middle School, North Star Academy Charter School, Olive Street School 104, Weequahic High School, Wilson Avenue School.
The following Jersey City Public Schools will benefit from the Little Kids Rock program and instrument donation: Alfred E. Zampella No. 27 Elementary School, Ezra L Nolan No. 40 Elementary School, Frank R. Conwell Middle School #4, Public Elementary School No. 29, Whitney M. Young, Jr. Public School No. 15.
Workshop Details:
Where: Abington Avenue Elementary School
209 Abington Ave.
Newark, NJ 07107
When: October 24-25, 10 am – 4 pm
Media are invited to attend the two-day workshop. Please contact Keith Hejna at keith@littlekidsrock.org if you would like to attend.
About Little Kids Rock
Little Kids Rock is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that transforms children’s lives by restoring and revitalizing music education in underfunded public schools. Little Kids Rock was founded in San Francisco in 2002 by David Wish, an elementary school teacher who had grown frustrated with the lack of music education funding at his school. Today, Little Kids Rock is one of the leading nonprofit providers of free lessons and instruments to underserved children in US public schools, and has served more than 85,000 students at over 1,100 schools in 21 cities nationwide. Little Kids Rock Honorary Board Members include Bonnie Raitt, Slash, Paul Simon, B.B. King, Ziggy Marley and other famous friends in the music industry. More information can be found at: www.littlekidsrock.org.
