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Welcome to
Horns For Kids!
Horns For Kids, Inc. is a tax-exempt (501c3) 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, have them refurbished if necessary,
and distribute them to deserving Connecticut schools. Since 2003, H4K has helped over 300 Connecticut schools.
Donate a musical instrument to Horns For Kids, and we'll make sure that it gets to a student who can use it! All
kinds of gently-used and/or new 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. [Your donation is tax-deductible.]
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Your tax-deductible contribution to Horns For Kids is urgently needed for repair of donated instruments. Even a contribution
of $5-10 dollars can make a big difference. Simply click on the Blue Button above
to go to the Contributions page. All funds received are used to support students in deserving school
music programs throughout Connecticut.
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See the National Opportunity-To-Learn Standards for Music Instruction in Schools K-12.
Teachers: Click Here for Ten Ways to Promote Your Music Department.
If you are a broadcaster, print journalist, media outlet, or represent an organization that can help us promote "Horns
For Kids", please contact us. We need help getting out the message that music is "core" in a child's education.
Our goal is to impact as many students in school music programs as possible. If you can help, please contact us: info@hornsforkids.org
. . . or at (203) 288-9771 between 9am-6pm. Thank you!
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| In Memory of Carl Grande (1936-2005) |
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Drum Sets Awarded to Schools Sept.
2011
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| Tom Green, band director (left), and student at Ledyard High School. |
Horns For Kids awarded five drum sets to
Connecticut schools on Thursday, September 22, 2011. There were 16 applications for the five sets available. Sets
were awarded to City Hill Middle School in Naugatuck, Ledyard High School, Plainfield Central School, Shelton Intermediate
School, and Wethersfield High School.
Eagle Scout Project Collects Instruments for H4K
Tristan Sayah, a Boy Scout in Troop 27 - Durham, Connecticut, has collected 110 musical instruments for Horns For Kids
in his quest to reach the highest rank in scouting, Eagle Scout. Tristan, a guitarist since the age of 7, knew that
he wanted his service project to benefit the music community. While considering options, he became aware of the work
of Horns for Kids and organized two drives at area high schools. Horns For Kids is very grateful to Tristan for all
his hard work to help students who are less fortunate.
Proceeds
from Jazz CD to Benefit H4K Mike Casey, jazz saxophonist and graduate of the Greater Hartford Academy for the Arts, recorded a new jazz CD called
"Mike Casey & Friends". Mike generously donated all the profits from the sale of the album to Horns For Kids.
The album includes 11 cuts of jazz standards played by Mike and friends as either a Quartet, Sextet or Septet. Mike arranged
some of the selections. He is proficient on alto sax, tenor sax and flute and has performed at venues in Connecticut
as well as the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. He is presently a freshman studying jazz performance at the Hartt School (University
of Hartford). Learn more about Mike at his website by clicking here: www.mikecaseyjazz.com
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| Mike Casey, Freshman Jazz Student at the Hartt School |
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Instruments Awarded To Schools on November 5th, 2010
Horns For Kids awarded 65 instruments to deserving CT schools on Friday, November 5th, 2010. There were 54 applications
from schools in 36 different towns throughout the State. We were happy to be able to award at least one instrument to
each school. Congratulations to all those who applied. We plan to have another group
of instruments available in early April, 2011. To get advance notice, submit your e-mail address to our "E-Mail
News List".
CLICK HERE TO PLAY CLAPTON VIDEO CLIP.
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
Test your musical knowledge. CLICK ABOVE.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO HORNS FOR KIDS: • Enter your address below • Click on "Get Directions".
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41 Instruments Awarded on Oct. 29, 2011
Horns For Kids awarded 41 instruments to schools on October 29. There were 71 applications. So, we were not
able to give an instrument to every school. To see the list of schools awarded an instrument, CLICK HERE, or on the searchlight banner above. Schools receiving instruments should call us beginning Monday, Oct. 31, between
9am-5pm to schedule pickup. Please call and ask for Fred: 203-288-9771.
If you have trouble reaching him, send an e-mail to: Fred@hornsforkids.org. Another group of instruments will be available in the Spring, 2012. Check back frequently, or join the Horns
For Kids E-Mail List to be notified in advance. (SEE BELOW) To receive the latest news about instrument awards, subscribe to the free H4K E-Mail News by submitting your email address to us below:
CLICK TO HEAR 2011 RADIO COMMERCIAL
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Instruments Awardedto Schools May 6, 2011
44 instruments were awarded to Connecticut schools on
Friday, May 6, 2011. CLICK HERE to see the list of schools that were awarded instruments. There were 44 applications. So almost all schools that applied
received an instrument. Schools that were awarded an instrument should call Horns For Kids immediately to make arrangements
to pick-up at our Hamden office. Teachers, please call (203) 288-9771 and ask for Fred
or Lee. More instruments will be available to Connecticut schools this coming fall. Subscribe to our E-Mail
News List below to receive advance notice.
Yamaha
Piano Awarded to Preston Plains MS
The Yamaha YDP-223 Digital Piano pictured above was awarded to Preston Plains Middle
School in Preston, CT, on March 11. Veteran music teacher, Lisa Feltes,
says the piano will be used extensively in the general music classroom (composition and keyboarding), for rehearsals and performances
of the chorus and band, and with a new jazz band. There were 21 schools that applied for the Yamaha piano. All
were deserving of the piano. Unfortunately, we only had one. Horns For Kids plans on having approximately 4 dozen
more instruments ready to award to schools on April 11. Check back often, or subscribe to our E-Mail News List below
to get advance notice.
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.
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. CLICK HERE.
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.
Watch a QUICKTIME MOVIE about Horns For Kids. CLICK BELOW.
Click here to play movie.
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