Media Advisory (May 30): KIDZ BOP Joins MusiCounts to Surprise Toronto School
On Wednesday, May 30, members of the number one brand of music for kids, KIDZ BOP will join MusiCounts, Canada’s leading music education charity, for a special MusiCounts Band Aid Program celebration at Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Toronto. Before kicking off the KIDZ BOP LIVE 2018 Tour with their first-ever Canadian date at Budweiser Stage on June 1, the KIDZ BOP Kids will surprise students with a special performance and unveil $10,000 worth of instruments for the school’s music program.
The MusiCounts Band Aid Program instrument grant will be made possible by the The Acapella Foundation, a Toronto-based organization that supports programs and charities in Toronto whose goals are to improve quality of life for children. Currently Immaculate Conception Catholic School only has seven instruments in good working order for 110 students in the Grade 7 and 8 instrumental music program. The new instrument grant will allow more students to experience the joy of music for years to come.
The MusiCounts Band Aid Program provides school music programs in need with musical instruments and equipment. The instruments provided through this program (awarded in $5,000 or $10,000 value allotments) impact thousands of young Canadians and support diverse music programs that include everything from concert and jazz bands to rock band programs. To date, the program has distributed nearly $9 million in instruments and equipment to hundreds of school music programs across Canada.
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Date: |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 |
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Where: |
Immaculate Conception Catholic School |
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Time: |
Media Check In: 10:00 a.m. |
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In Attendance: |
KIDZ BOP Kids Freddy, Isaiah, Olivia and Julianna |
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RSVP / Onsite Contact: |
Laura Steen |
About KIDZ BOP
The KIDZ BOP Kids are the face and voice of KIDZ BOP, the number one brand of music for kids. KIDZ BOP are hitting the road to bring you the ultimate family concert experience and perform kid-friendly versions of today’s top hits. They’re kicking off the KIDZ BOP LIVE 2018 Tour in Toronto June 1, 2018 with their first-ever Canadian date. KIDZ BOP has been named Billboard Magazine’s #1 kids artist for the past 8 years and has had 24 Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 Chart.
About MusiCounts
MusiCounts, Canada's music education charity associated with CARAS and the JUNO Awards is keeping music alive in schools and communities across Canada by putting musical instruments into the hands of children that need them most. MusiCounts' mission is to ensure that youth in Canada have access to music programs through their schools and communities. MusiCounts celebrates musical excellence and achieves its mission through its Band Aid Program, the MusiCounts TD Community Music Program, the MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award, MusiCounts Inspired Minds Ambassador Award, Scholarships and other music education initiatives. MusiCounts is funded by many of Canada's most dedicated corporate citizens including and especially TD Bank Group, Bell Media, SiriusXM Canada, the Slaight Family Foundation, Music Canada, Vista Radio, and The Hot Topic Foundation. MusiCounts has been supported since inception by Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., Universal Music Canada, Warner Music Canada Ltd., JUNO Songwriters' Circle and JUNO Cup. MusiCounts was established in 1997, and has awarded nearly $11,000,000 in support of music education in Canada. These funds have benefitted over 1,000 schools and communities, supported over 350 post-secondary music program graduates, and honoured 13 extraordinary music teachers and two MusiCounts ambassadors.
