Volunteer Opportunities In Contra Costa County

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Volunteer Opportunities In Contra Costa County

Guitars Not Guns, Inc.(GNG) In Contra Costa County has grown immensely and now needs your help more than ever. It is only an hour a week for you but it could be a life changing experience for your students.

Here's where the Contra Costa County Chapter presently needs your help:

ANTIOCH DELTA BLUES FESTIVAL

GNG has a booth at this yearly event where it raises a significant amount of funds, displays its accomplishments, sells merchandise and raffle tickets and sign up new volunteers. The organizers are big supporters of GNG. This year the festival is on Sat. Sept. 17, 2011, We immediately need volunteers to help the festival organizers post posters. If you can help post them in your area, please contact Frank Giovanni at frank@deltabluesfestival.net and arrange to get some from him and post them in your neighborhood! They're awesome!

We also need a few volunteers at the Festival for the GNG Booth on the day of the show. Please contact Randall Davis at RSDavisesq@gmail.com or Barbara Gorin at guitarsnotgunsbarbara@gmail.com if you are interested in helping out.

GNG CLASSES AT THE EL SOBRANTE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

GNG seeks to conduct classes at the El Sobrante Boys & Girls Club on Tuesdays from 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm, starting September 27, 2011. We need a few more instructors for this class session. If you can assist please contact Donald McQueston at donaldmcq@gmail.com

GNG CLASSES AT THE SEENO BOYS & GIRLS CLUB IN PITTSBURG

GNG is looking forward to starting fall classes at the Seeno Boys & Girls Club in Pittsburg, CA by late September. No times or dates have been set. If you can assist please contact Jeff Montanez at shajzm@comcast.net.

GNG CLASSES AT STAND! IN DOWNTOWN ANTIOCH

GNG needs a new class coordinator and instructor to help continue GNG classes at STAND! Against Domestic Violence in Downtown Antioch. If you can assist as the lead instructor for these classes please contact Randall Davis at RSDavisesq@gmail.com, Frank Darling at FNDarling@aol.com or Jeff Montanez at shajzm@comcast.net.

GNG CLASSES AT SALVATION ARMY ON CLAYTON ROAD IN CONCORD

GNG anticipates that it will start classes in September at the Salvation Army Center on Clayton Road in Concord. Substitute and additional instructors are needed. If you can assist please contact Randall Davis at RSDavisesq@gmail.com or Bruce Johnson at BruceWJ@aol.com.

We are really busy and the need for GNG has never been greater. We thank you in advance for any help you can provide!

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How You Can Help

Guitars Not Guns, Inc. in California is entirely a volunteer organization. It has no employees so all donations are used to fulfill Our Mission to provide free guitars and lessons to foster kids, at risk youth and other deserving children ages 8 to 18 years old.

We need volunteer guitar instructors, classroom assistants, grant writers, bookkeepers, fundraisers and program leaders. You do not have to know how to play guitar to be a volunteer.

To volunteer go the "Volunteer" page and follow the instructions. We and the kids can always use your help.

How The Program Works

We "loan" guitars and guitar accessories to our students that they are to use to practice and carefully maintain for eight (8) weeks of one hour per week classes. The students and their guardians sign a lease contract for the equipment and most care for the guitars. The guitar may be the only personal item the student has ever possessed since foster children may move multiple times each year from guardian to guardian or facility to facility.. The object of the contract is to teach the students to take care of possessions. The students are not told this but, upon successful completion of the first level of classes, the guitars and accessories will be given to them to keep at no cost. The final class is a party to celebrate completion of the eight week program. The students play and we bring in accomplished musicians, some that are their age, to motivate them to further study with us and independently. For some, it is the first time they have been exposed to live music.