Suggested Volunteer Event- Education Through Music-Los Angeles Volunteer to help with running the booth at the Downtown Burbank Arts Festival

Education Through Music- Los Angeles is an organization that I just learned about.  4GOOD is working on a future event with ETM and after learning about all the great things they are doing, I wanted to share with all the 4GOOD members. 

Education Through Music is an amazing organization whose mission is to promote and support music instruction in disadvantaged schools in order to enhance student’s academic performance and creative and general development. They currently serve nine Los Angeles County schools reaching over 2,000 school children. Amazing Work!!!

 

They have an upcoming event on April 24th & 25th...they could use some volunteers but if you can't volunteer...bring your kids to the booth- it's going  to be a great time had by all!

 

Details for the event: 

 

What: Education Through Music Los Angeles - Volunteer to help with running the booth at the Downtown Burbank Arts Festival

Where: Downtown Burbank: San Fernando Blvd, between Olive and Angeleno* Aves. (just east of the 5 freeway)

When: Apr 24, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM & Apr 25, 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Description:
Join us at the Education Through Music-Los Angeles Booth featuring a Musical Petting Zoo & Musical Crafts Table @ Downtown Burbank Arts Festival!
Try out various instruments from the violin to the recorder, learn how to make your very own homemade tambourine&shakers and other activities for children.
 
If you'd like to volunteer, we'd love to have you! We will show you the basic skills on the instruments and could also use your help at the crafts tables.
Contact Aliza at akennerly@etmla.org or 818-433-7600

Check out Education Through Music's website- http://etmla.org/
http://etmla.org/news_and_events/events/burbank_arts_festival

What America Cares About Compassion Counts More Than Ever | Parade.com

What America Cares About Compassion Counts More Than Ever | Parade.com

This article in today's Parade Magazine from the LA Times is proof that 4GOOD has an important place in today's socially conscious minded American. It is a startling account of how important "Public Service" has become in all of our lives.

Personally, I think this trend has a great deal to do with President Obama's call to service as well as the 1 million free tickets Disney Theme Parks is giving away with their Give a Day Get a Day program. Whatever the reasons are I am just happy to see the trend.

"The Americans surveyed by PARADE are particularly proud of one very
personal way that they're contributing to the greater good: Ninety percent said that they are
working hard to teach their children the importance of activism. They're imparting these lessons in a variety of ways, including leading by example (64%); talking to their kids about important issues and causes (51%); discussing their own charitable contributions or efforts with their
children (35%); taking them to meetings or when they volunteer (32%); urging them to follow role models who are working for positive change (31%); and encouraging them to donate their own money to causes (25%)."

I want to see an increase in the 32% of Americans taking their kids to volunteer...hopefully 4GOOD can help to raise that number, as studies show kids who actually take part in volunteering are 2 times as likely to continue to do so as they get older.

So...join the movement...volunteer with your kids!!!

check out our calendar of events and find something that works for you!
https://www.4goodcommunity.org/calender.html

Join 4GOOD- April, 17th- Nothin' But Sand

4GOOD is participating in a great event to help clean up the beach!

Join with hundreds of other volunteers to help ensure that there is Nothin' But Sand on our local beaches. On the 3rd Saturday of each month, Nothin’ But Sand (NBS) cleanups are held as hands-on opportunities for volunteers to directly improve the condition of Santa Monica Bay beaches while enjoying the great outdoors. Cleanup locations rotate throughout the year amongst Los Angeles County's dirtiest beaches...those that most need your help!

Heal the Bay is a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to making Santa Monica Bay and Southern California coastal waters safe and healthy for people and marine life.

Special Note: NBS-Heal the Bay provides all cleanup supplies. Volunteers should print, fill out and bring the Adopt-a-Beach Waiver of Liability
go to: http://www.laworks.com/projects to print all necessary forms but RSVP through 4GOOD.

We will RSVP for you through our 4GOOD group on LA Works.
Please just email info@4goodcommunity.org with all names and email's of volunteers (ages too if anyone is a minor) and the LA Works 4GOOD group will send you an invitation directly to your email.

Looking forward to seeing you at this great event!!!!

Thanks,
4GOOD