Arm Them with Instruments

A Genesis at the Crossroads’ Humanitarian Program

• American youth donate gently-used instruments to others in conflict areas or challenged circumstances
• GATC local partnership organizations donate free music lessons to beneficiaries.
Passions among disadvantaged youth channeled into creative rather than destructive activities.
• In selected cities: The Casablanca Conservatory of Music (Morocco) The National Conservatory of Music (Amman, Jordan) Music School, Tehran, Iran and Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries, Chicago, USA
• Potential sites - Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and The Palestinian Territories, 2011-12
• To accommodate the volume of instruments donated, MD Metals, Inc. has contributed its Chicago-based warehouse, staff and packaging efforts to serve as the distribution hub nationwide.
• The Ides of March musicians have generously donated their instrument repair skills and services. GATC will video-conference donor and beneficiary children multiple times to further the impact of this program.
• 98.7 WFMT to publicize this humanitarian effort around the country
• Genesis pairs Rotary Clubs worldwide to create awareness and facilitate distribution
• GATC will video-conference donor and beneficiary children multiple times to further the impact of this program

Although we often think of disease and polluted water supplies as the greatest of plagues in the developing world, we believe one of the most troubling pandemics of the 21st century is the indoctrination of hatred and the violence that stems from it. Our Arm them with Instruments Program acts to combat that in a positive, creative, educational and nurturing manner.

 

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Kids are Heroes by William Meyer