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Media Contact:
Brian Gellerstein
Little Kids Rock
Work: (973) 746-8248
Cell: (917) 596-1978
brian@littlekidsrock.org
LITTLE KIDS ROCK EXTENDS MUSIC PROGRAM TO HUNDREDS OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN IN MEMPHIS WITH SUPPORT FROM TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA AND HOT TOPIC
National nonprofit brings innovative curriculum, donates 300 new Fender® guitars to Memphis public schools
Memphis, Tenn, August 25, 2009 — Little Kids Rock (LKR), a national nonprofit music program that provides free instruments and instruction to underfunded public schools, today announced its expansion into 12 new schools throughout the Memphis area. On August 27-28 at the Teaching and Learning Academy in Memphis, LKR will instruct participating teachers in its innovative curriculum and donate 300 brand-new Fender guitars, along with software and materials. Teachers who complete the workshop will begin leading classes with nearly 900 low-income kids in and around Memphis shortly thereafter.
The following Memphis schools will benefit from the Little Kids Rock program and instrument donation: Colonial Middle School; Snowden School; Cypress Middle School; Southside Middle School; Lester School; Craigmont Middle School; South Park Elementary; Cordova Middle School; Ridgeway Middle School; Ridgeway High School; North Elementary and Oakhaven High School.
Funding from the Hot Topic Foundation and Trans-Siberian Orchestra has made LKR’s program in Memphis City Schools possible this year. “Stone City Attractions and Trans-Siberian Orchestra are honored to work with an organization like Little Kids Rock, which provides services for a much underserved segment of our community,” said Jack Orbin, president of Stone City Attractions, Inc.
Where:
Teaching and Learning Academy
Memphis City Schools
2485 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38112
When:
August 27-28, 8 am – 2 pm
Media are invited to attend the two-day workshop.
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. LKR 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, LKR is the leading music education nonprofit in the US, serving more than 42,000 students at over 1,100 schools in 20 cities nationwide. LKR 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 and www.littlekidsrock.tv.
