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![ROCKANDROLLISGOODFORKIDS presents Shad + Brasstronaut + Twin Crystals
Charity Concert for Kids! SHAD ♥ TWIN CRYSTALS ♥ BRASSTRONAUT ♥ DJs EXPENDABLE YOUTH ♥ $1 RRGKBBQ in the parking lot all afternoon! Host: Rock and Roll is Good for Kids Type: Causes - Fundraiser Network: Global Start Time: Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 6:00pm End Time: Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 2:00am Location: The Astoria Street: 769 E. Hastings Street City/Town: Vancouver, BCwww.rockandrollisgoodforkids.comWe’re your friends and we’re tying to do something wonderful and important in ‘no fun city’ and we need your help!Rock and Roll is Good for Kids (RRGK) is a non-profit group committed to improving the lives of children in East Vancouver by raising funds and supplies for safe and fun after-school environments with an emphasis on the arts. BENEFIT CONCERTTHE ASTORIASATURDAY JUNE 6featuring:SHAD (Juno nominated/Polaris shortlisted) (myspace.com/shad)TWIN CRYSTALS (myspace.com/twincrystals)BRASSTRONAUT (myspace.com/brasstronaut)With DeeJays:EXPENDABLE YOUTH (myspace.com/expendableyouthdjs )(doors at 8:00 pm)+THE ROCK AND ROLL IS GOOD FOR KIDS $1 AFTERNOON PARKING LOT BBQ w/ Tyler Fedchuk on the grill!presented by RVCA & Emericameat grill, veggie grill, red bulls, EVERYTHING for A DOLLAR!!!!!!100% of the proceeds go to the kidsCome down during the afternoon!!The goal of this year’s concert is to provide funding and supplies to support an already existing community program in east van, ‘Camp Grace’. It’s one of four camps under the Urban Promise umbrella (one of which is facing closure due to lack of funding). The kids are picked up from schools (including Queen Victoria, Grandview Elementary, and Lord Nelson) and given leadership, healthy food, indoor/outdoor activities, and tutoring. The children that attend are extremely diverse; many are First Nations and some with special needs. A primary goal of RRGK is to supply music and art supplies to this camp as these kids, more than anyone, need these vital positive outlets. As a community we can create societal awareness of the importance of art and music in the lives of children and the social responsibility we all share of providing the necessary means to enrich them!We all know that the government’s lack of funding towards childcare/arts/music is a joke and hopefully we can draw more media attention to this aweful [sic] neglect. ♥ «< BESIDES, EVEN IF YOU HATE HELPING KIDS HAVE YOU SEEN THE F’ING LINEUP!??!?!?! »>♥ This show will be the most amazing kick-off to summer imaginable. Save the $$ you were going to spend on nudie jeans, pbr’s, and records and come down to the ASTORIA SATURDAY JUNE 6TH… bring the 3rd string acoustic guitar you never use.. the recorder you haven’t touched since you learned how to play ‘hot cross buns’ in grade 2.. or anything else on the wishlist (see below) and you may get a sweet door discount.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS or would like to DONATE $$$ or ANY RELEVANT SUPPLIES, SERVICES, or TALENTS feel free to contact us:Directors of RRGKAdrienne Grant and Christopher Burnside778-230-8967tightsolid(at)hotmail.comALSO CHECKOUT THE WEBSITE!!www.rockandrollisgoodforkids.com(Generously created free of charge by Storyboard Integrated Marketing and Design)www.storyboardmarketing.caWISHLIST: Monetary donations Musical instruments Art supplies (paints, colouring books, threads, glitter etc.) Models to build (eg. model cars, boats, planes) Wooden projects to build Socks for children Kites Children’s books LEGO Sports supplies (balls, frisbees, skipping ropes, hockey sticks etc.) Laptop Basketball HoopNeed any more convincing?-For the fifth year in a row BC has the highest child poverty rate of all provinces; the rate in inner Vancouver far exceeds any other area in Canada. -Approximately 70% of the children at Grandview Elementary School live under the poverty line. -55% of adult women involved in street prostitution start prior to age 15 and are recruited during daytime hours. -Childcare prices have increased by over 50% over the last 4 years and demand far exceeds supply. -Only 14% of estimated childcare needs in Vancouver were met in 2008.](http://14.media.tumblr.com/7IuThxkbCoe0vhkii3GCCQzco1_500.png)
ROCKANDROLLISGOODFORKIDS presents Shad + Brasstronaut + Twin Crystals
Charity Concert for Kids! SHAD ♥ TWIN CRYSTALS ♥ BRASSTRONAUT ♥ DJs EXPENDABLE YOUTH ♥ $1 RRGKBBQ in the parking lot all afternoon! Host: Rock and Roll is Good for Kids Type: Causes - Fundraiser Network: Global Start Time: Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 6:00pm End Time: Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 2:00am Location: The Astoria Street: 769 E. Hastings Street City/Town: Vancouver, BCwww.rockandrollisgoodforkids.comWe’re your friends and we’re tying to do something wonderful and important in ‘no fun city’ and we need your help!
Rock and Roll is Good for Kids (RRGK) is a non-profit group committed to improving the lives of children in East Vancouver by raising funds and supplies for safe and fun after-school environments with an emphasis on the arts.
BENEFIT CONCERT
THE ASTORIA
SATURDAY JUNE 6
featuring:
SHAD (Juno nominated/Polaris shortlisted) (myspace.com/shad)
TWIN CRYSTALS (myspace.com/twincrystals)
BRASSTRONAUT (myspace.com/brasstronaut)
With DeeJays:
EXPENDABLE YOUTH (myspace.com/expendableyouthdjs )
(doors at 8:00 pm)
+
THE ROCK AND ROLL IS GOOD FOR KIDS $1 AFTERNOON PARKING LOT BBQ w/ Tyler Fedchuk on the grill!
presented by RVCA & Emerica
meat grill, veggie grill, red bulls, EVERYTHING for A DOLLAR!!!!!!
100% of the proceeds go to the kids
Come down during the afternoon!!
The goal of this year’s concert is to provide funding and supplies to support an already existing community program in east van, ‘Camp Grace’. It’s one of four camps under the Urban Promise umbrella (one of which is facing closure due to lack of funding). The kids are picked up from schools (including Queen Victoria, Grandview Elementary, and Lord Nelson) and given leadership, healthy food, indoor/outdoor activities, and tutoring. The children that attend are extremely diverse; many are First Nations and some with special needs.
A primary goal of RRGK is to supply music and art supplies to this camp as these kids, more than anyone, need these vital positive outlets.
As a community we can create societal awareness of the importance of art and music in the lives of children and the social responsibility we all share of providing the necessary means to enrich them!
We all know that the government’s lack of funding towards childcare/arts/music is a joke and hopefully we can draw more media attention to this aweful [sic] neglect.
♥ «< BESIDES, EVEN IF YOU HATE HELPING KIDS HAVE YOU SEEN THE F’ING LINEUP!??!?!?! »>♥
This show will be the most amazing kick-off to summer imaginable. Save the $$ you were going to spend on nudie jeans, pbr’s, and records and come down to the ASTORIA SATURDAY JUNE 6TH… bring the 3rd string acoustic guitar you never use.. the recorder you haven’t touched since you learned how to play ‘hot cross buns’ in grade 2.. or anything else on the wishlist (see below) and you may get a sweet door discount.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS or would like to DONATE $$$ or ANY RELEVANT SUPPLIES, SERVICES, or TALENTS feel free to contact us:
Directors of RRGK
Adrienne Grant and Christopher Burnside
778-230-8967
tightsolid(at)hotmail.com
ALSO CHECKOUT THE WEBSITE!!
www.rockandrollisgoodforkids.com
(Generously created free of charge by Storyboard Integrated Marketing and Design)
www.storyboardmarketing.ca
WISHLIST:
Monetary donations
Musical instruments
Art supplies (paints, colouring books, threads, glitter etc.)
Models to build (eg. model cars, boats, planes)
Wooden projects to build
Socks for children
Kites
Children’s books
LEGO
Sports supplies (balls, frisbees, skipping ropes, hockey sticks etc.)
Laptop
Basketball Hoop
Need any more convincing?
-For the fifth year in a row BC has the highest child poverty rate of all provinces; the rate in inner Vancouver far exceeds any other area in Canada.
-Approximately 70% of the children at Grandview Elementary School live under the poverty line.
-55% of adult women involved in street prostitution start prior to age 15 and are recruited during daytime hours.
-Childcare prices have increased by over 50% over the last 4 years and demand far exceeds supply.
-Only 14% of estimated childcare needs in Vancouver were met in 2008.
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