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Welcome to
Horns For Kids!
We are a non-profit organization that supports deserving school music programs throughout Connecticut. Our main purpose
is to encourage children to experience the thrill of performing music in school, and as a life-long activity. H4K raises funds
through private and corporate contributions -- and awards clean, playable instruments to deserving school music programs in
Connecticut. We accept donations of new and gently used instruments and distribute them to deserving Connecticut schools.
(H4K is the charitable arm of The Great Connecticut Jazz Festival.) Since 2003, H4K has helped over 300 Connecticut schools.
Do you have an instrument that's gathering dust? Donate it to H4K, and we'll make sure that it gets to a student who can use
it! All kinds of instruments are needed: brass, woodwind, string, percussion and keyboards. Go to the "DONATE AN INSTRUMENT"
page by clicking on the "hot" musicians below -- or the button in the navigation bar.
Make A Contribution
Your tax-deductible contribution to Horns For Kids is urgently needed for repair of donated instruments. Even a small
contribution of $10 dollars can make a big difference. You may use a credit card securely on-line. Or, send a check. Simply
click on the Red Button below to go to the Contributions page.
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CLICK ON LOGO BELOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RMHC. 
Ronald McDonald House Charities Funds H4K
Horns For Kids was thrilled to learn recently that Ronald McDonald House Charities of CT and Western Massachusetts will
award a very generous grant to Horns For Kids. The grant will fund Horns For Kids for the next two years — and
allow us to continue making instruments available to students in deserving Connecticut schools. Next time you visit a McDonald's
restaurant, please thank them by putting your change in the RMHC cannister on the countertop. Or, if using the Drive-Thru,
tell them to "keep the change for Ronald McDonald House Charities"!
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Sugarfoot Jazz Band
Invites New Members
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South Windsor Student
Contributes to H4K
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Mansfield
Middle School
Holds Benefit for H4K
CLICK HERE TO PLAY CLAPTON VIDEO CLIP.
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| L-R: Frank Ross (Selmer/Conn Rep), Liz Reisman (Store Owner), Fred Rossomando (H4K Co-Director) |
Creative Music Center Donates Trumpet
On March 15, 2008, Creative Music Center in Monroe, CT, donated a new Bach TR-800 trumpet to Horns For Kids. Liz Reisman,
store owner, graciously selected Horns For Kids to be the beneficiary at the Grand Opening of the new music store in Monroe.
You can tour the Creative Music Center website at: http://thecreativemusiccenter.com/. We are very thankful to Liz for her generosity. The trumpet was awarded to Bailey Middle School in West Haven on January
5, 2009.
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| Student plays trombone awarded to Washington MS in Meriden, CT |
Trombone
Awarded to Washington MS in Meriden Marta Kwiczor, instrumental music teacher at Washington Middle School in Meriden, CT, recently sent us the photo above.
One of her students is playing the brand new King trombone that was awarded to her school on April 22nd. Best wishes to the
students at Washington Middle School. Nice trombone embouchure! Their spring concert is on Tuesday, June 4, at
7pm at Maloney High School on Gravel Street — Meriden, CT.
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Brookfield School Sends Thank You Poster
Huckleberry Hill School students in Brookfield, CT, recently sent us a beautiful "Thank You Poster".
The poster is 34" x 24". The poster is creatively signed by the music students. Margaret Fitzgerald, veteran music
teacher at Huckleberry Hill School wrote the following inscription: "To our friends at Horns For Kids — You
will NEVER know how many lives you have touched through your kindness and hard efforts. Thank you!! — Margaret
Fitzgerald. 
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Old Lyme Students Raise Funds For H4K
Lyme-Old Lyme High School students in Ms. Breault's Civics class recently raised $574 dollars for Horns For Kids. Click
on the picture above for the complete story.
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| Fourth Grade student in North Haven school is using an H4K trombone. |
North Haven School Awarded a Trombone Ridge Road Elementary School in North Haven was awarded a trombone this past December. Music teacher, Melissa Hudson, applied
for the instrument in November. As you can see above, it's already being put to good use.
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| Edison MS, Meriden, presented with alto sax on 1/20/06. |
Meriden School Awarded Alto SaxophoneThomas Edison Middle School in Meriden was formally awarded a Jupiter Alto Saxophone at their Winter Concert on January 19th.
Janet Rosen, one of three music teachers at TEMS, applied for the instrument last November.
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Thank you to all who have donated instruments in the last few days. We are especially thankful for the quality of the
instruments. Most of them need little or no repair, which is good for the H4K budget. It's the beginning of the school year,
and there will be many students who want to play, but can't afford it. Your donated instrument(s) will provide opportunites
for those children. Our next group of available instruments will be posted here soon. Teachers should check the website
at that time. We'll try to offer as many instruments as we can. Remember, WE NEED STRING INSTRUMENTS, too. Violins, violas,
cellos are needed by many school music programs. Thanks again to the donors -- and a special thank you to Karen Wagner of
the Hartford Courant for her recent editorial about Horns For Kids.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO HORNS FOR KIDS: • Enter your address below • Click on "Get Directions".
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49 Instruments Awarded to Schools on June 4
The most recent group of instruments were awarded to schools on Friday, June 4, 2010. To see the list of schools
that received instruments, CLICK HERE or on the searchlights above. There were 39 applications for the 49 instruments offered in this group. We were
not able to give an instrument to every school that applied this time. But we are busy preparing another group of instruments
to be awarded this coming fall, 2010. Join our "E-Mail News List" below to receive advance notice about the
next group of instruments. Best wishes to all for a relaxing summer.
To receive the latest news and advocacy info, subscribe to the free H4K
E-MAIL NEWS by submitting your email address to us below:
Digital Piano Awarded
to Harford School
After much consideration, The Williams "Sonata 88" digital console piano was awarded to Cornelius A. Moylan Elementary School (PK-8) in Hartford on March 15, 2010. There were 19 applications
for the one piano. One thing is evident: There is a great need for pianos in good playing condition among schools
in Connecticut. Horns for Kids will be searching for pianos, especially digital keyboards, to help satisfy this need.
Thank you to all schools that applied. Please continue to check the website often for more instruments that are available
to schools. If you are not on our E-Mail News List, you may join by sending us your e-mail address below.
Need
an Acoustic Piano For Your School?
From time to time Horns For Kids comes across acoustic pianos that are available
for free. If your school would like to be notified of these "acoustic" pianos, please let us know by sending
us an e-mail to: info@hornsforkids.org. We'll put you in-touch directly with the owner. You'll have to make arrangements on your own to have
the piano moved to your school.
Digital Piano Awarded to Tyl Middle School
Horns For Kids awarded a Casio AP-40 Digital Piano to Leonard J. Tyl Middle School in Oakdale, CT, on Feb. 27, 2009.
The music teacher, Ms. Judy Abrams, has been at Tyl MS for 15 years, and teaches a very diverse group of students. Tyl
Middle School is part of the Montville School District. Horns For Kids received 10 applications for the piano.
Hopefully we will have more instruments like this to award in the future.
CLICK TO HEAR NEW RADIO COMMERCIAL
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| Elmo helps award check to O'Connell School in Bristol. |
Sesame Street's Elmo Helps
Award H4K Grant to Bristol School
On Thursday, September 7, Sesame Street's Elmo made a surprise visit to Clara T. O'Connell Elementary School in Bristol, CT.
Elmo was there to assist Horns For Kids co-director, Fred Rossomando, award a $500 dollar grant to the school's music program.
O'Connell School will use the funds to purchase a French Horn.
Avon Students
Collect 33 Instruments
Two Avon High students collected 33 instruments and $200 dollars in cash for Horns For Kids. The students, both 16, decided
in April to collect instruments as their project for a civics class. When they finished in June, they had collected 5 trumpets,
4 clarinets, 3 flutes, 2 trombones, 2 violins, an alto saxophone, four guitars, bass guitar, bass amplifier, a full drum set
and 9 recorders. Total value of the instruments is at least $5,000 dollars. They also stood outside Wal-Mart one day and collected
$200 in cash. The girls worked almost every day on the project for two months. They received instruments from friends and
local music stores where they had posted fliers. They plan on having another drive during the next school year -- and have
already collected some instruments. This is a wonderful thing that these girls have done. There will be many less fortunate
students across the state that will be able to play, thanks to their persistence and hard work. Horns For Kids is very grateful
to them!
Watch a QUICKTIME MOVIE about Horns For Kids. CLICK BELOW.
Click here to play movie.
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| East Hartford student playing an H4K French horn. (photo by George Rowe, E. Hartford music teacher) |
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| Click on Picture to read how Jason Fenwick collected over 13 instruments for less fortunate students |
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