Carrick’s Guitars for Kids!
My friend Craig Carrick–a musician and music festival organizer–is one of those incredible people who uses music to touch lives.
For five years, Craig has been raising a little money, buying guitars, and giving them to kids at the Noreastr Festival in Mio, MI. The program is called “Carrick’s Guitars for Kids.”
Here’s an article about Craig’s goal.
It’s that simple. He raises money to buy guitars. He uses all of the money to buy guitars. He gives the guitars to kids!
So far, he’s giving away 200+ guitars to kids. Plus, all of the kids get a free guitar lesson at the Noreastr Festival workshop room.
Mio is a pretty small town, and some of these kids have come back to share how that guitar has changed their life.
This year, I’m giving $5 of every shirt sale during my spring tour to Carrick’s Guitars for Kids program. I’m already halfway to my goal of raising enough money to buy one guitar for the program!
Lois is very excited about this fundraiser.
As school budgets continue to cut funding for music programs, we are losing opportunities to give kids a creative outlet, a confidence builder, an art form. Craig’s demonstration of how one good deed can make a huge difference, right in our neighborhoods, is an opportunity to inspire all of us to take that small step, too!
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