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WHO ARE WE?
We're three brothers, Quinn (11), Jan (13), and Liam (15) and we're basically a rock band now... but it wasn't always that way. When we were 7, 8 and 10 we played covers of our mom's favorite bands to keep her spirits up while she was fighting cancer. After she passed away, we played in the streets and people gave us money... lots of it. We used it to help the orphans of Haiti after the earthquake because they lost parents too. Since then, we raised over $150,000 playing hundreds of shows, festivals, and TV performances along the way.
We got lots of awards, were on TV and in the newspaper alot, and our friends asked us how and why we did it... so we went to Haiti to make a film to share with students in schools to help them understand how other kids in the world live and how their lives can be improved using creativity, art and music.
Then, we took that film, put it to live music and played a bunch of shows in schools, kinda like Pink Floyd The Wall... but we'd answer questions after the show. After a few performances, some kids in one school decided to do something on their own, and raised money to help underpriviledged kids get an education.
That's when we realized something. Kids raising money to help others through art and creativity makes a difference, but inspiring others to do the same makes an even bigger difference. We call it ART-IVISM... artists who are activists, and we think KIDS are the most effective Artivists.
WHAT'S OUR OBJECTIVE?
So now we want to take our Rock and Roll message to schools everywhere to educate, inspire and empower kids to become artivists too, and even though we've played around our own area, we've been playing shows further and further away... and we're getting asked to play as far away as Texas, California, Florida, Mexico and even Europe. So we want to Rock 30 schools in 2013... but we're out of money because... well, we gave it all away to charity. We DO have a STORY though, and we think our story is worth way more because of what it means and because others like YOU can become a part of it. With your pledge, this story can continue with us Rocking Schools in 2013 to inspire kids to change the world through art and creativity.
WHAT DO WE NEED?
We need our own entertainment system because we have to rent one each show. That's $500 a month, so $6000. If we had extra money we'd buy one for $10K.
We need a trailer to carry the extra equipment since everything used to fit into the back of our truck, and with the extra video and lighting equipment, no longer does. That's $4000.
We need to make changes to the video because after the Haitian ambassador attended a show, he offered us a bunch more free footage to improve it, footage that would cost us a lot to get. So we need someone to make those changes. That will cost $9000.
Finally, we need to promote our message to kids everywhere, which means mostly on the internet. We have mobile apps, websites, and online subscriptions to make sure that our message is out there and available to kids even after shows. That costs $9000 for the year. If we had extra money, not only would we increase promotion for our message but we would create even more ways to get our message out to more kids in more places.
WHO ARE WE?
We're three brothers, Quinn (11), Jan (13), and Liam (15) and we're basically a rock band now... but it wasn't always that way. When we were 7, 8 and 10 we played covers of our mom's favorite bands to keep her spirits up while she was fighting cancer. After she passed away, we played in the streets and people gave us money... lots of it. We used it to help the orphans of Haiti after the earthquake because they lost parents too. Since then, we raised over $150,000 playing hundreds of shows, festivals, and TV performances along the way.
We got lots of awards, were on TV and in the newspaper alot, and our friends asked us how and why we did it... so we went to Haiti to make a film to share with students in schools to help them understand how other kids in the world live and how their lives can be improved using creativity, art and music.
Then, we took that film, put it to live music and played a bunch of shows in schools, kinda like Pink Floyd The Wall... but we'd answer questions after the show. After a few performances, some kids in one school decided to do something on their own, and raised money to help underpriviledged kids get an education.
That's when we realized something. Kids raising money to help others through art and creativity makes a difference, but inspiring others to do the same makes an even bigger difference. We call it ART-IVISM... artists who are activists, and we think KIDS are the most effective Artivists.
WHAT'S OUR OBJECTIVE?
So now we want to take our Rock and Roll message to schools everywhere to educate, inspire and empower kids to become artivists too, and even though we've played around our own area, we've been playing shows further and further away... and we're getting asked to play as far away as Texas, California, Florida, Mexico and even Europe. So we want to Rock 30 schools in 2013... but we're out of money because... well, we gave it all away to charity. We DO have a STORY though, and we think our story is worth way more because of what it means and because others like YOU can become a part of it. With your pledge, this story can continue with us Rocking Schools in 2013 to inspire kids to change the world through art and creativity.
WHAT DO WE NEED?
We need our own entertainment system because we have to rent one each show. That's $500 a month, so $6000. If we had extra money we'd buy one for $10K.
We need a trailer to carry the extra equipment since everything used to fit into the back of our truck, and with the extra video and lighting equipment, no longer does. That's $4000.
We need to make changes to the video because after the Haitian ambassador attended a show, he offered us a bunch more free footage to improve it, footage that would cost us a lot to get. So we need someone to make those changes. That will cost $9000.
Finally, we need to promote our message to kids everywhere, which means mostly on the internet. We have mobile apps, websites, and online subscriptions to make sure that our message is out there and available to kids even after shows. That costs $9000 for the year. If we had extra money, not only would we increase promotion for our message but we would create even more ways to get our message out to more kids in more places.
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