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Guitars Not Guns Friday, April 30, 2004 Oakland ~ FM Smith Recreation Center through a collaboration with Guitars Not Guns is offering an instrumental program beneficial to Oakland youth. "The idea started in 1992 with Ray and Louise Nelson and their desire to help the foster children in their home. It was through this experience with foster kids that Ray decided to help by providing guitars and lessons not only for their foster kids but others as well. On July 26, 2000 "Guitars Not Guns" became a federally exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. June 2002 Guitars Not Guns started its first guitar class with two volunteer teachers at the Social Services building in San Jose, California." ~ Guitars Not Guns website Please join this wonderful six week program that teaches the fundamentals of music, how to play chords on a guitar and even how to play your favorite songs. Participants who complete this class will have an opportunity to keep the guitars they practice on. All guitars have been generously donated or purchased through this wonderful program. This program is free to Oakland youth with a special emphasis on foster children and at risk youth. Program Information
FM Smith Recreation Center
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Related links: - FM Smith Center - FM Smith Programs - Guitars Not Guns |
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