Twilight” saga actor and 100 Monkeys musician Jackson Rathbone joins honorary board of directors of charity, Little Kids Rock
LOS ANGELES, CA, June 27, 2011 — Actor and musician Jackson Rathbone is not OK with arts education programs being cut from public schools in his home of California and nationwide. That is why he is joining B.B. King, Slash, Bonnie Raitt, Ziggy Marley and several others on the Honorary Board of Directors of Little Kids Rock, a leading nonprofit provider of free musical instruments and teacher trainings to U.S. public schools.
Lauded for his role as Jasper Hale in the “Twilight” saga and currently on tour with his band, 100 Monkeys, Rathbone was looking for a way to give back to children who are not afforded the opportunities to pursue a career in the arts. That’s when he found Little Kids Rock.
“What an amazing organization this is,” he said of Little Kids Rock. “There are tons of children in inner city schools that never get a chance to experience a legitimate music education and I just don’t think that is right.”
Rathbone donated an autographed copy of the original “Twilight” script to the organization to auction.
Prior to making his big screen debut, Rathbone moved around a lot and was able to see much of the world. This is a connection he shares with Little Kids Rock Founder and Executive Director, David Wish, who had a similar upbringing.
“My and Jackson’s greatest connection is our dedication to putting music back where it belongs – in our schools.” Wish said.
Rathbone will help raise awareness about for the work that Little Kids Rock is doing to restore and revitalize music education in public schools nationwide by joining an honorary board that includes: Bonnie Raitt, B. B. King, Slash, Ziggy Marley, Paul Simon, Joe Satriani, Bootsy Collins, Steve Vai, Carmine Appice, Liberty DeVitto, Brad Delson, Jason Newsted, Mike Stone, Brian Hardgroove, Orianthi, Stefan Lessard, Monte Pittman, Meredith Brooks, Zigaboo Modeliste, Rick Springfield, Dave Mason, Gregg Rolie, Jeff Carlisi, Jack Orbin, Manuel Barrueco, Jim Campilongo, Marcus Henderson, Al Leiter, Jesse McCartney, Robert Zildjian, John D’Addario, Jr., Jon E. Gee.
About Little Kids Rock
Little Kids Rock is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that transforms children’s lives by restoring and revitalizing music education in public schools. Little Kids Rock was founded in San Francisco in 2002 by David Wish, an elementary school teacher who had grown frustrated with the lack of music education funding at his school. Today, Little Kids Rock is one of the leading nonprofit providers of free lessons and instruments to underprivileged children in US public schools, and has served more than 160,000 students at over 1,200 schools in 25 cities nationwide. Little Kids Rock Honorary Board Members include Bonnie Raitt, Slash, Paul Simon, B.B. King, Slash, Ziggy Marley and other famous friends in the music industry.
More information can be found at: www.littlekidsrock.org
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