{"id":432,"date":"2010-08-18T18:53:12","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T22:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freddiegershon.com\/freddiesblog\/?page_id=432"},"modified":"2013-05-20T12:59:18","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T16:59:18","slug":"freddie-helps-send-kids-to-musical-camp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freddiegershon.com\/freddiesblog\/?page_id=432","title":{"rendered":"Freddie helps send kids to (musical) camp."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When \u00c1lvaro Rodas completed a prestigious seminar that trains musicians to educate underserved communities throughout the US, he decided to go camping.<\/p>\n<p>And he is hoping the <em>Corona Children&#8217;s Choir Camp<\/em> he created this year strikes a chord with an area he felt was &#8220;ripe&#8221; for such a program.<\/p>\n<p>Rodas, 40, who taught impoverished children in his native Guatemala, strongly believes music can be an instrument for social change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/freddiesblog\/regularPics\/ILoveCorona200x114.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"107\" \/>The free summer camp that started Aug. 9, 2010 is attended by about 100 local youngsters each day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/freddiesblog\/regularPics\/KidsAtCamp319x212.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"212\" \/>&#8220;I love everything about this project,&#8221; says Freddie, who donated nearly the entire camp budget. &#8220;These kids are all better for what this experience will be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/ny_local\/queens\/2010\/08\/18\/2010-08-18_taking_kids_on_a_musical_journey_around_the_world.html \" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red; font-size: 18pt;\">Click here<\/span><\/a><\/span> to see <em>The New York Daily News&#8217;<\/em> online version of the story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freddiegershon.com\/DailyNewsPrintVersion2.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red; font-size: 18pt;\">Click here<\/span><\/a><\/span> to see <em>The New York Daily News&#8217;<\/em> print version of the story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/article\/Queens_Corona_Youth_Music_Program_Runs_8920_20100808\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red; font-size: 18pt;\">Click here<\/span><\/a><\/span> to see Broadway World&#8217;s story about <em>The Corona Youth Music Project,<\/em> the parent organization the camp grew out of.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pGAO9O8MBbg&amp;feature=youtube_gdata\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red; font-size: 18pt;\">Click here<\/span><\/a><\/span> to see a YouTube video of <em>The Corona Children&#8217;s Chorus<\/em> in an impromptu street performance for Mayor Bloomberg.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When \u00c1lvaro Rodas completed a prestigious seminar that trains musicians to educate underserved communities throughout the US, he decided to go camping. And he is hoping the Corona Children&#8217;s Choir Camp he created this year strikes a chord with an area he felt was &#8220;ripe&#8221; for such a program. Rodas, 40, who taught impoverished children [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-432","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P70teA-6Y","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freddiegershon.com\/freddiesblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freddiegershon.com\/freddiesblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freddiegershon.com\/freddiesblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freddiegershon.com\/freddiesblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freddiegershon.com\/freddiesblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=432"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/freddiegershon.com\/freddiesblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1398,"href":"https:\/\/freddiegershon.com\/freddiesblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/432\/revisions\/1398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freddiegershon.com\/freddiesblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}