Guitars Not Guns, Inc.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Guitars not Guns - Contra Costa County Chapter

A Message from our President, Barbara Gorin

This has been an amazing year to date! We have successfully completed two Guitars not Guns 8 week sessions in Concord (private location) and in Antioch STAND. On April 26, 2016, we will complete our third winter/spring session at the San Pablo Community Center.

We are still in great need of volunteers, monetary donations, and support. We hope to start a new 8 week session in May at the Monument Crisis Center in Concord. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of our wonderful volunteers, sponsors and supporters to this program. We cannot continue to do this without your help!

Here is a video of one of our STAR students "JAX" who is 9 years old. She is playing her rendition of a U2 Song - Hold me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Barbara Gorin

President,

Contra Costa County Chapter

If you are interested in donating to our program, or becoming a volunteer, please contact our President, Barbara Gorin at guitarsnotgunsbarbara@gmail.com.

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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.