VH1 Save The Music Foundation, Charter Communications and Houlihan's Partner To Present $600,000 Worth of New Musical Instruments to St. Louis Public Schools

VH1 Save The Music Foundation, Charter Communications and Houlihan's Partner To Present $600,000 Worth of New Musical Instruments to St. Louis Public Schools

    What:       The VH1 Save The Music Foundation with the help of Charter               Communications and Houlihan's Restaurants Inc., will present               $600,000 worth of new musical instruments to restore               instrumental music education programs at 20 St. Louis Public               Schools for the 2008/2009 school year.  The donation is part               of The Foundation's efforts to restore 3 million dollars worth               of instrumental music programs nationwide this year.                This year's donation is part of an ongoing effort by VH1 Save               The Music and Charter Communications to guarantee that all               students in the St. Louis Public Schools receive music               education as part of their core curriculum.  Since 1999               Charter Communications and VH1 Save The Music have provided               $1.25 million worth of new musical instruments to restore               music programs in 46 area schools.    Where:      Patrick Henry Downtown Academy               1220 North 10th Street               St. Louis, MO 63106               Press check-in: Main Entrance    When:       Thursday, September 18, 2008               1:00 pm               Press check-in: 12:00 pm    Visuals:    The segment will focus on the students at Patrick Henry               Downtown Academy seeing their new keyboard lab for the first               time and then demonstrating the new instruments.    Contacts:   Maura Wozniak/VH1              Shanna Mitchell/Fishman PR               212-846-7325                   847-945-1300    

2008/2009 Grant Recipient Schools: Patrick Henry Downtown Academy, Dewey Elementary, Mallinckrodt Academy of Basic Instruction, Stix Early Childhood Center, Wilkinson Early Childhood Center

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