Folks,
I rarely forward e-mails, be they jokes, charitable pleas, or virus
warnings. However, this one really is legitimate and is a wonderful
cause, worthy of your support, or at least a quick look.
Thank you for reading and for your consideration.
Chris Smart
P.S. To start with a general outline of what this is about, see
below, under the heading "PROGRAM OVERVIEW"
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:37:14 -0400
From: Astrid Hepner <ahepner@...>
The Hamilton Music Collective and the Hamilton Philharmonic
Orchestra just submitted an idea to the Aviva Community Fund, a
competition that makes funds available of up to $1,000,000 to
create positive change in communities across Canada. If our idea
receives enough votes, it could share in that prize. We would
really appreciate your vote. (Please note that over the course of
the first round ¨C which ends on Oct. 16 - you will have the
opportunity to cast 10 votes in support of our idea...... :)
Please help us spreading the word by forwarding this message on to
your friends and family!
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AN INSTRUMENT FOR EVERY CHILD in Hamilton
/ Changing Lives Through Music
You can help support our efforts in expanding AN INSTRUMENT FOR
EVERY CHILD to additional inner-city elementary schools by casting
your vote here:
VOTE NOW:
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Thank you for your support!
Astrid Hepner (Chair, Hamilton Music Collective) & Annelisa
Pedersen (Executive Director, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
An Instrument For Every Child (AIFEC) is a visionary music project
aimed at providing Hamilton's elementary school children with the
opportunity to learn to play an instrument.
The program is modeled on a similar initiative offered in Germany
and is based on 'El Sistema', a music program which has
dramatically changed the life trajectory of hundreds of thousands
of children in Venezuela, 90 percent of them from poor
socio-economic backgrounds.
Through AIFEC, students in grades 1-4 will learn to play a musical
instrument and receive general music education within the school
curriculum.
AIFEC is currently being launched as a pilot project in Hamilton,
Ontario, at King George Elementary School.
The longer-term vision for the program is that ALL children in
Hamilton will have the opportunity to be part of AIFEC.
We believe in our city's mandate of making Hamilton the best place
to raise a child!
How do you vote?
To vote you'll need to register first. Once you're registered and
signed in to the site, all you need to do is click on the Vote
button on any Idea page.
How often can you vote?
You can cast all 10 of your votes at any time within each round,
but you can only vote for each idea once a day.
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