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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, 2006. Janet Rosen, then a music teacher at TEMS, applied for the instrument.
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Mansfield
Middle School
Holds Benefit for H4K
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| East Hartford student playing an H4K French horn. (photo by George Rowe, E. Hartford music teacher) |
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!
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Digital
Piano Awarded: Parish Hill High School in Chaplin, CT
A Yamaha N-100 Digital Piano was awarded to Parish Hill Middle/High School in Chaplin,
CT, on Thursday, September 30, 2010. The small school serves the remote towns of Chaplin, Hampton, and Scotland,
CT (Region 11). The piano will be used all day, every day by choral teacher, Melissa Cannon, for four choirs and piano
classes. It will replace a Casio keyboard with a broken pedal and non-weighted keys. Her ensemble numbers have
doubled over the last four years — so much so that a wall was recently knocked down to enlarge her classroom.
There were 19 applications for this one piano. We hope to have more quality digital keyboards donated in the future.
There is a real need.
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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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| 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.
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.
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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.
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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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Brookfield School Sends Thank You Poster
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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.
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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| Notre Dame HS student holds baritone horn awarded by H4K on May 7, 2005. |
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