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    NEWS

    13 January, 2017

    Harmonikids 2016 Year in Review

    Every year at this time I take time to reflect upon and share Harmonikids annual accomplishments in the past year. Even in light of considerable achievements in past years, 2016 was particularly productive. Harmonikids sessions and humanitarian outreach effectively aided and delighted youth with widely diverse special challenges all over the country. Very special thanks to Hohner Harmonicas for their generous continued sponsorship of ten sessions.

    10 January, 2017

    Harmonikids Holiday Session at Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

    On December 14, 2016 a Hohner-sponsored Harmonikids session at Nemoirs Children’s Hospital brought healing joy to child patients and members of their families. It was a fun and delightful session starting with a concert in which I played and the children sang along. Afterwards all attendees were amazed and thrilled with their new talents when I taught them to accurately play several songs - including holiday favorites Jingle Bells and Silent Night - on their new Hohner-donated instruments. The attached photos and note of thanks from specialist Sara Naramanian say everything about the special joyful benefits the kids received that day.

    29 December, 2016

    Harmonikids Hohner-Sponsored Session at Diamond Children's Hospital in Tuscon, AZ

    On Nov 18, 2016 a Hohner-sponsored Harmonikids session at the Diamond Children’s Medical Center in Tucson, AZ brought healing joy to child patients and members of their families. It was a fun and delightful session starting with a concert in which I played and the children sang along. Afterwards all attendees were amazed at the speed and accuracy in which they learned to play four songs on their new Hohner-donated instruments. The attached happy “harmonica-heart” image of one of the child patients and specialist Sarena Rivera’s note of thanks say everything about the joyful benefits the kids received that day.

    08 November, 2016

    Harmonikids Session to Challenged Youth at Chief Jacob Bearspaw School

    On October 24, 2016 I provided a Hohner-sponsored Harmonikids session to the Stoney Nation children at the Chief Jacob Bearspaw Memorial School . Nestled in the Canadian Rockies on the Eden Valley Reserve in Alberta, the school is named for Chief Jacob Bearspaw who signed a treaty at Blackfoot crossing in 1877 as head chief for Bearspaw Band. The Indigenous youth in the area face many challenges in their development. They are at risk to substance and alcohol abuse as well as domestic violence.

    10 October, 2016

    Harmonikids Session for Disadvantaged and At-Risk Youth in San Antonio

    On August 13, 2016 I provided a Hohner-sponsored Harmonikids session at the SPAH (Society for the Preservation and Advancement of Harmonica) convention in San Antonio, Texas. The session was coordinated with the help of SPAH president Michael D'Eath and SPAH member Greg Jones benefitting children from humanitarian organization "SA Heals". From their website, "SA Heals is a faith-based non-profit with a mission to restore health and wholeness on San Antonio's Eastside" fighting "abuse, disease, hunger and poverty - one child, one school, one neighborhood at a time." Their mission "focuses on the children with a holistic approach to educate, encourage and empower them."