Contra Costa County California
STEVE AND MICKEY PRESENTED BARBARA AND JAY WITH "CHALLENGE COINS" AS A TOKEN OF THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THE VOLUNTEER WORK WE DO WITH GUITARS NOT GUNS
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MARCH 8, 2023, FIRST GUITARS NOT GUNS GRADUATION SINCE COVID - 8 STUDENTS - NEW ROCK STARS!
CHECK OUT THIS AWESOME ARTICLE IN THE CONTRA COSTA TIMES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 30, 2022
GUITARS
NOT GUNS CHILDREN’S MUSIC CHARITY ANNUAL FUNDRAISING CONCERT EVENT
All Proceeds will
Benefit the Contra Costa County Chapter of
Guitars Not Guns 501(c)(3) non-profit music program for children
THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!
DATE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022
PLACE: TOMMY T'S - 5104 HOPYARD
RD, PLEASANTON, CA 94588
TIME: DOORS AT 6:00 PM AND SHOW
7:00 PM TO 10:30 PM
COST: $20 Eventbrite and tickets
available at the door
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT EVENTBRITE
HERE:
Due to circumstances The 925 Band and the Wise Girls will not
be performing, as well as 925
Entertainment Group will not be organizing the event. . The event will be run by ALL VOLUNTEERS. We apologize in advance for any
inconveniences. HOWEVER, THE SHOW MUST GO ON and we are excited to
have The Breedloves & Friends
perform, for a night of music and comedy with Bernie the Comic!
Tommy
T's and Guitars Not Guns
of the Contra Costa County Chapter will be holding a benefit fundraiser
with an evening of comedy, live music, dancing, raffle prizes and more. $1
Raffle prize tickets, and silent auctions items, which will include a very
special Gibson Les Paul autographed by Rich and Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes, during their 2022
- 30th Anniversary Reunion Tour.
THE BREEDLOVES & FRIENDS: Jay
Kirkland and Barbara Gorin are The Breedloves with Hector Banez on bass and
Nate Hendrix on drums, PLUS surprise guest! Their original music and diverse
style will get you moving and grooving to the music! There will be some special
guest too!
EMCEE: BERNIE THE COMIC -
longtime Bay Area Comedian - Bernie has lived in the bay area for the last
15yrs and grew up in the Central Coast Area of California. She was part of the
Central Coast Comedy Club in 2019. She has emceed for several bands @Union Square
in San Francisco and "open mic" nights in San Luis Obispo CA /Fairfax
CA / Martinez CA
GREAT PRIZES
- donated by community businesses and donors will be raffled off throughout the
evening. ALL proceeds directly benefit the local
Contra Costa County chapter of Guitars Not Guns, and with the hope to help fund
and reopen an Alameda County Chapter.
Guitars Not Guns, Inc, a federally exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides free guitars and lessons to foster kids, at risk youth and other deserving children, ages 8 to 18, in a classroom setting with qualified volunteer teachers. No child is turned away for lack of funds. We are not anti-gun; we are anti-gun violence, especially in schools.
Guests are encouraged to arrive
early to reserve their table and to get in on all the raffle prizes and
entertainment.
Barbara
Gorin
President/Director
Overseer
of Fundraising and PR
Contra
Costa County Chapter, Guitars Not Guns
Cell: 925-785-8342,
Email: Barbara.Gorin@guitarsnotguns.org
California
Blog Site: http://guitarsnotguns.blogspot.com/
National
site: www.guitarsnotguns.org
Guitars Not Guns is a federally exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization
Providing guitars and lessons to deserving kids since 2000
Guitars
Not Guns is a federally exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
www.guitarsnotguns.org - Providing
guitars and lessons to deserving kids
- louise@guitarsnotguns.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 30, 2022
GUITARS
NOT GUNS CHILDREN’S MUSIC CHARITY ANNUAL FUNDRAISING CONCERT EVENT
All Proceeds will
Benefit the Contra Costa County Chapter of
Guitars Not Guns 501(c)(3) non-profit music program for children
THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!
DATE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022
PLACE: TOMMY T'S - 5104 HOPYARD
RD, PLEASANTON, CA 94588
TIME: DOORS AT 6:00 PM AND SHOW
7:00 PM TO 10:30 PM
COST: $20 Eventbrite and tickets
available at the door
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT EVENTBRITE
HERE:
Due to circumstances The 925 Band and the Wise Girls will not
be performing, as well as 925
Entertainment Group will not be organizing the event. . The event will be run by ALL VOLUNTEERS. We apologize in advance for any
inconveniences. HOWEVER, THE SHOW MUST GO ON and we are excited to
have The Breedloves & Friends
perform, for a night of music and comedy with Bernie the Comic!
Tommy
T's and Guitars Not Guns
of the Contra Costa County Chapter will be holding a benefit fundraiser
with an evening of comedy, live music, dancing, raffle prizes and more. $1
Raffle prize tickets, and silent auctions items, which will include a very
special Gibson Les Paul autographed by Rich and Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes, during their 2022
- 30th Anniversary Reunion Tour.
THE BREEDLOVES & FRIENDS: Jay
Kirkland and Barbara Gorin are The Breedloves with Hector Banez on bass and
Nate Hendrix on drums, PLUS surprise guest! Their original music and diverse
style will get you moving and grooving to the music! There will be some special
guest too!
EMCEE: BERNIE THE COMIC -
longtime Bay Area Comedian - Bernie has lived in the bay area for the last
15yrs and grew up in the Central Coast Area of California. She was part of the
Central Coast Comedy Club in 2019. She has emceed for several bands @Union Square
in San Francisco and "open mic" nights in San Luis Obispo CA /Fairfax
CA / Martinez CA
GREAT PRIZES
- donated by community businesses and donors will be raffled off throughout the
evening. ALL proceeds directly benefit the local
Contra Costa County chapter of Guitars Not Guns, and with the hope to help fund
and reopen an Alameda County Chapter.
Guitars Not Guns, Inc, a federally exempt
501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides free guitars and lessons to
foster kids, at risk youth and other deserving children, ages 8 to 18, in a
classroom setting with qualified volunteer teachers. No child is turned away
for lack of funds. We are not anti-gun; we are anti-gun violence, especially in
schools.
Guests are encouraged to arrive
early to reserve their table and to get in on all the raffle prizes and
entertainment.
Barbara
Gorin
President/Director
Overseer
of Fundraising and PR
Contra
Costa County Chapter, Guitars Not Guns
Cell: 925-785-8342,
Email: Barbara.Gorin@guitarsnotguns.org
California
Blog Site: http://guitarsnotguns.blogspot.com/
National
site: www.guitarsnotguns.org
Guitars Not Guns is a federally exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization
Providing guitars and lessons to deserving kids since 2000
Guitars
Not Guns is a federally exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
www.guitarsnotguns.org - Providing
guitars and lessons to deserving kids
- louise@guitarsnotguns.org
Thank you Contra Costa Regional Health Foundation!
(Scroll down to Guitars not Guns story)
Thank you CCRHF for your generous donation!
https://www.ccrhf.org/
March 23, 2022
Dear Barbara,
On behalf of the Contra Costa Regional Health Foundation, I am excited to inform you that Guitars Not Guns Contra Costa has been chosen to be the recipient of our Compassion in the Community Award. This motivation behind this award is to honor and bring awareness to organizations that are volunteer based and serve the community with compassion. Organizations are nominated anonymously, and each quarter our Foundation chooses one organization to honor. Guitars Not Guns is our first quarter recipient for 2022.
We would love to schedule a time when we can come and present you with the award, and take some photos and video. There is also a small cash award that we provide with this honor. Please contact me by phone or email and let me know a day/time that works for you.
Congratulations again, and we look forward to meeting you.
--
Leslie Grgurina | Acting Executive Director
Contra Costa Regional Health Foundation
Phone: 510-985-9965
Leslie.Grgurina@cchealth.org
LeslieGrgurina@ccrhf.org
Pictured from left to right: Deborah McKim Strong, Board Secretary; Jay Kirkland, VP Special Projects; Barbara Anne Gorin, Director; Steve Kennedy, volunteer instructor, Patty Sorensen, secretary, Betty Felton, CC Regional Health Foundation
Ever heard of an “ear worm?” Check out this interview by one of our Guitars not Guns instructors and gifted musician, Rohan Chandran.
Guitars not Guns Contra Costa County Director/President Barbara Anne Gorin and VP of Special Projects, Jay Kirkland, both also known as “The Breedloves.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mpqVrgAOYU
Our Director/President, Barbara Anne Gorin, is a gigantic fan of The Black Crowes, and reached out to their management, asking if the “brothers” would sign a guitar. They said, “absolutely!” A big thank you to Mark DiDia and Mark Botting, for helping make this happen!
We will have an upcoming auction in the near future! Stay tuned!
Check this story out! Thank you Richmond Standard, Chevron and the San Pablo Library
Guitars Not Guns is a federally exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Providing guitars and lessons to deserving kids since 2000
A BIG Thank You to the Martinez Music Mafia for your generous donation of $500 to our music program! We look forward to resuming classes at the Martinez library and elsewhere in Contra Costa County when it is safe to do so! We miss teaching our kids and we miss our amazing volunteer instructors. Without the support from our community, such as this awesome donation, our program would not be possible! Happy Holidays to everyone and we look forward to a better and brighter New Year! #martinezmusicmafia #childrensmusiccharity #music#guitarsnotguns #thankful #keepmovingforward #nevergiveuphope #keepmusiclive #guitar #ourfuturegeneration
