Re: [Harp-L] harmonicas and underprivileged kids



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>
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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,
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Mick Zaklan" <mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx>
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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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