LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
With just one month to go before Bell Gardens High School closed
its music program, much to the disappointment of the talented music
pupils, Wonder Woman Kimberly Moore stepped in and pulled on the heart
strings of her Echelon Club members to donate brand new musical
instruments, keeping the school pupil's studies and dreams alive!
Kimberly Moore, CEO of The Echelon Club and Founder of the
Adopt-A-Letter campaign, was inspired by 16yr-old student, Grissel
Luna, who along with her classmates, felt devastated at the thought of
suddenly losing their much loved music lessons. The urgent situation
prompted Ms. Moore to form an instrument charity drive and beat
the state education school budget cuts, winning another successful
campaign called, "Keeping Harmony Alive."
Luna says, "We are all so passionate and we struggled because
without enough instruments, it put us all in a position in which we
had to share instruments or drop out of class. Some of our instruments
were old, cheap or severely damaged. With Echelon's support, we can
now continue our music education and show the audience what we can do
at such a young age."
To raise awareness, Ms. Moore quickly organized an event attended
by her high-profile members, celebrity guests and top music industry
professionals. As admission to the event, all invited guests were
urged to bring a musical instrument to support the program, collecting
dozens of instruments at a time, making it a huge success!
Right on target, a surprise U-Haul full of over a hundred
instruments was delivered to Bell Gardens High School during the last
week of school. There, Ms. Moore was greeted and congratulated by the
Mayor, Chief of Police, and many others from the Bell Gardens
community.
"Kimberly Moore's gift could not have come at a better time," says
music director, Frank Rico. "The generosity of The Echelon Club has
provided our music program with at least 15-20 years of security with
fine musical instruments. It is a dream come true not only for the
students, but for me. I have spent countless hours trying to get the
best equipment for my students. Now that they have it, we can relax
and watch them enjoy their new instruments."
The Echelon Club has supported numerous global charities and has
inspired hundreds of others to take part in making a difference in
their own communities. For more information visit:
www.theechelonclub.com
For The Echelon Club
Kate Stevens, Public Relations, 1-800-971-7271
Copyright Business Wire 2008
