FRESH AIR GUITAR

Helen Avakian gives guitar lessons to campers at the Fresh Air Fund's Camp Mariah for The ASCAP Foundation Summer Guitar Project, funded by Newman's Own.

A moonlight concert is performed for the whole camp.

he ASCAP Foundation received a 2005 grant from Newman's Own (Paul Newman's organization) to support The ASCAP Foundation Summer Guitar Project at the Fresh Air Fund Camps in Fishkill, New York. This project provided musical instruments and music instruction to inner city children ages 9-14 who attended the camps. The Summer Guitar Project is operated by The ASCAP Foundation, and it has delivered music education to hundreds of young campers from New York City since its launch in 1999. For many children, this has been their first opportunity to learn to play an instrument from a music teacher. The Summer Guitar Project instructors for 2005 were Stacy Labriola, Jeff Entin and Helen Avakian.