Have you heard about our Good Beginnings grant program? We’re giving five $1,000 grants to projects submitted by individuals and organizations around the U.S. and voted on by individuals like you.
We received over 40 fantastic applications, each one touching, thoughtful, and extremely important. They are all deserving! But we need you to help choose the five that get funded.
Visit www.kindermusik.com/grants to see all of the ideas and vote for your favorite(s). You can vote every day, up to 10 times a day between now and February 9, 2011. The top five vote getters will receive Good Beginnings grants.
Here’s just one idea submitted by KidzNotes. KidZNotes transforms futures through classical, orchestral music training beginning in the pre-school years to combat poverty, strengthen inner-city education, and foster positive decision-making to unlock the world. KidZNotes is based on Venezuela’s El Sistema.
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Other ideas include:
- > Supply MP3 players with headphones for families to enhance musical learning opportunities in learning centers, designed for parent and child interactive experiences in Canton, Ohio
- > Support breastfeeding families by through the creation of the Nursing Nook in Vida, Oregon
- > Offer Kindermusik classes to at-risk families in Owensboro, Kentucky
- > Bring musical instruments to children in community centers
- > Provide music classes at the local library for children at Round Top-Carmine Elementary School in Texas where the school district is unable to fund such classes
- > Set up a themed-based building to have a place to play and learn for disadvantaged children in Irmo, South Carolina
- > Create a resource guide for special needs families
And so many more wonderful ideas. Take a few minutes to visit www.kindermusik.com/grants, check out some ideas, and cast a few votes. Thanks!
Note #1: We are currently experience trouble with voting and the Internet Explorer 7 browser. We are trying to correct the issue. Other browsers appear to be working fine.
Note #2: VOTING. You may be wondering how the 24-hour voting period is determined. Voters can vote up to 10 times within a 24-hour period. Unlike the application period which ended at the same time for everyone, the 24-hour Voting period is different for each Voter. The 24-hour period starts when a person casts her first vote for the day. So for example, if a person casts her first vote on Wednesday at 1:00pm EST, she has until 12:59:59pm EST on Thursday to cast her 10th vote. Her number of potential votes (10 per day) starts over again at 1:00pm EST on Thursday. Any unused votes from the previous 24-hour period do not carry over into the next.