Re: [Harp-L] harmonicas and underprivileged kids

["Rob Paparozzi" <Chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a wonderful and important topic...and Kids just love the Harmonica! 
I did a fundraiser last year in Memphis to benefit St. Judes Children Cancer 
Research Hospital. We also toured the hospital which does such amazing 
research and has saved many lives.

Here is a Video of my good friend Koei Tanaka from Japan, he helped these 
kids in Uganda! Koei spent last Christmas in my home with my family and 
played w/ me on New Years Eve. My whole family Loved him. Koei also played 
at SPAH for the 1st time last summer and sounded terrific!! Nice work Koei!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB2IYyLuf_s

Love & Peace
Rob Paparozzi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Deall" <jdeall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mick Zaklan" <mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] harmonicas and underprivileged kids


> Hi all,
> I've been part of a group of rotating musicians that play at Children's 
> Hospital in Denver. We try go every week, wander the halls and play to 
> kids and their families in their rooms (sorry no pics to to HIPPA privacy 
> laws).
>
> John Catt of Blue Star Connection has been sending me harps to give to 
> kids that seem interested, I buy siren whistles and give them to the 
> smaller kids.
>
> Last week Bob Margolin with local harp great Al Chesis played at Blues & 
> Greens at the Outlook Hotel in Boulder to raise money for Blue Star, 
> bringing in over $3000.
>
> See this link for all of the great work Blue Star is doing for kids in 
> need.
> http://www.grandblues.org/BlueStar/tabid/59/Default.aspx
>
> Thanks and Happy Holidays to all, Jerry,
> http://www.thebluesambassadors.com/
> http://www.myspace.com/bluesambasador
> http://www.myspace.com/harpmic_man
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mick Zaklan" <mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 7:28:10 PM GMT -07:00 Chihuahua / La Paz / 
> Mazatlan
> Subject: [Harp-L] harmonicas and underprivileged kids
>
> Nice to see a guy using harmonicas to work with underprivileged kids. As
> we've seen, the inexpensiveness of our instrument can be both a blessing 
> and
> a curse. In this case, it allows someone access to people who probably
> wouldn't be able to afford any other kind of instrument. Kids that don't
> have video games, cable TV, and a slew of other stuff competing for their
> time.
> The first clip takes place in Cuba, a country where the harmonica
> has almost been extinct for many years:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avUD3FlRYo.
> The second clip is from Argentina, same harmonica teacher:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux2g_gPTcV8&feature=related.
> Happy holidays to all my fellow reed players!
>
> Mick Zaklan
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