GITC Receives 2009-2010 NAMM Grant
NAMM Foundation Grant supports the continued growth of Guitars In The Classroom™ and its efforts to bring music integration to America's classrooms.
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(July
1, 2009, Solana Beach, CA)-Jessica Baron, founder and Executive
Director of Guitars In The Classroom™, has announced that the
groundbreaking music integration program has been selected as a
recipient of a major grant from the NAMM Foundation. The 2009-2010 NAMM
Grant marks the fifth consecutive year that GITC has received an award
from the prestigious music products industry association and brings the
total amount of NAMM support to more than $235,000 over the five-year
period.
"We
offer our profound gratitude to the NAMM Foundation on behalf of
everyone involved in our 'Strum & Sing' and 'AMIGO' teacher
training programs-and anyone touched by NAMM's generous support for
creating new music makers," says Jessica. "NAMM Grants have been
critical to the development and success of GITC. They have fueled our
efforts to bring the enjoyment and benefits of music making to over
half a million children each year. In the coming school year, with more
than just a little help from our friends, we will be able to further
develop The AMIGO Project, a program designed to give teachers of
English Language Learners the tools they need to boost their students'
language and literacy skills in English and help close the 'achievement gap' through integrated, song-based instruction."
GITC
was one of 31 recipients of the NAMM Foundation's 2009-2010 grants
program, which allocated an unprecedented total of $848,807 in funding
to support community music-making programs, scientific research on the
effects of making music, and music programs for seniors, college
students and school-aged children. The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit
organization with the mission of advancing active participation in
music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research,
philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international
music products industry. For more information about the NAMM
Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org <http://www.nammfoundation.org> .
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Guitars
In The Classroom is a non-profit organization that provides innovative
musical training for classroom teachers so all students can experience
the joy and essential benefits of making music. Its programs deliver
ongoing instruction, access to instruments, and educational materials
that weave music across the academic curriculum in sustainable,
grassroots programs, nationwide. For further information or to get
involved, please contact GITC at 858-755-2239 or go online at www.guitarsintheclassoom.org < http://www.guitarsintheclassoom.org> . # # #
Photo Caption: Sandra Jordan of the NAMM Foundation presents Guitars In The
Classroom's Jessica Baron and Billy Stern, along with the teachers and
students of Fousatt Elementary School in San Diego, CA, with a
supersized check for $202,920, representing the music products industry
association's contribution to the development and work of GITC from
2005 through June 2009.
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