Support

Thank You to our Supporters

for your generous donations past and present!

Supporter Spotlight:

Products & Services Contributions:

Aces Kaces - Ace Products
Alfred Publishing
Antioch Delta Blues Festival

Contra Costa Regional Health Foundation
Coffin Case
D'Addario & Company, Inc.
Daisy Rock Girl Guitars

Dean Markley

Dunlop

Diablo Magazine

Ernie Ball

Gibson

Global Truss

Guitar Player Magazine

Hal Leonard

Hot Picks & Big Idea Guys
John Pearce strings
KMC Music Corp
Korg
L&M Straps
LaBella Strings
Magik Wand Productions

Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

MONO Cases
Mountain Mikes Pizza

Music Link

Pick World

PikCard

Planet Waves

Red House Studios
Safeway

Sfarzo Strings

Shockhound
Stage Ninja

Steve Clayton, Inc.

Shure

Shubb

XOX Audio Tools
924 Gilman Street
107.7 The Bone

Grant & Monetary Contributions:
Bill Graham Foundation
D'Addario & Company, Inc.
Freddie Mac
Gibson Foundation
Hewlett Packard
IBM Corporation
Lowell Berry Foundation
McKesson Corporation
Mel Bay Publications
Mockingbird Foundation
Office Depot
Rotary Club of Orinda
Rex Foundation
Schwab Charitable Trust
United Way

Thank you to our many supporters over the years!

Red House Live was a music venue in Walnut Creek, CA. It was a state of the art facility which is based upon membership for all levels of expertise. Red House had recording studios as well as a sound stage setting for jams and organized events. Since its inception, it had been received with great success.

Red House volunteered to organize a Saturday night rock concert. As a part of the concert, each band donated an original song to create a compilation CD made up of ten original rock songs that were performed at the concert. Proceeds from the CD sale go to Guitars Not Guns. You can contact Barbara Gorin, Director for your CD! Only $10.00! (barbara.gorin@guitarsnotguns.org)

Guitars Not Guns is a federally exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit. Your donation may be tax deductible--we will provide you with a receipt for all donations.

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.