Little Kids Rock

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:

Brian Gellerstein


Little Kids Rock

Work: (973) 746-8248

Cell: (917) 596-1978

brian@littlekidsrock.org

National nonprofit donates 280 instruments and curriculum to Caddo Parish Schools with support from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Hot Topic and the Carolyn W. and Charles T. Beaird Family Foundation

Shreveport, La., Sept. 22, 2009 — Little Kids Rock (LKR), a national nonprofit music organization that provides free instruments and instruction to underfunded public schools, today announced its expansion into 13 new schools in Shreveport, bringing music education to over 1200 students. On September 24-25 at the Southwood High School Learning Center in Shreveport, Little Kids Rock will instruct participating teachers in its innovative curriculum and donate 280 brand-new Fender® guitars, along with software and materials, to participating schools. Teachers who complete the workshop will begin leading classes this school year, reaching over 1200 kids in and around Shreveport.

The Little Kids Rock program, which is one of the largest free instrumental music programs in the United States, launched its program in Shreveport with nine teachers and 115 guitars in April 2006. The program expanded during the 2007-08 school year to include 17 more teachers and an additional 371 guitars.

This Little Kids Rock guitar workshop is presented in the Caddo Parish Schools through the generous support from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Hot Topic, and the Carolyn W. and Charles T. Beaird Family Foundation.

The following Caddo Parish Schools will benefit from the Little Kids Rock program and instrument donation: A.C. Steere Elementary School; Broadmoor Middle Laboratory School; Forest Hill Elementary School; Judson Fundamental Elementary School; Lakeshore Elementary School; Northside Elementary School; Oil City Elementary School; Summer Grove Elementary School; Queensborough Elementary School; Summerfield Elementary School; Sunset Acres Elementary School; Turner Elementary/Middle School; Youree Drive Middle School

Where:

Southwood High School Learning Center
9000 Walker Rd
Shreveport, LA 71118

When:

September 24-25, 8 am – 3 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. 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 low-income children in US public schools, and has served more than 85,000 students at over 1,100 schools in 20 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.