HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE!  THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS PAST YEAR, TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS, ARTISTS AND ESPECIALLY OUR VOLUNTEERS! Here are some photos of our past year graduations!    

RIP Founder Ray Nelson – January 6, 2024 It’s with a heavy heart we learned the passing of our Guitars Not Guns children’s music charity Founder Ray Nelson on January 6, 2024. He was 93 years old. Ray and his wife, Co-Founder, Louise Nelson both had a vision to create a program that focused, not…

MARCH 14, 2023 BRENTWOOD PRESS  GUITARS NOT GUNS GRADUATION ANTIOCH, MARCH 8, 2023  https://www.thepress.net/features/guitars-not-guns-graduates-first-class-since-2020/article_897ee282-c1d7-11ed-b0ca-0fad179c388c.html

VP Special Projects, Jay Kirkland and Treasurer, Bruce Johnson  Contra Costa County Chapter Director/President, Barbars Anne Gorin and VP Special Projects, Jay Kirkland Chris and Rich Robinson – The Black Crowes  The Black Crowes, brother Chris and Rich Robinson, autographed a beautiful Gibson Les Paul donated to us from Gibson Guitars!  Their tour “Shake Your…

Guitars not Guns Fundraisers at #BounceFarm 2018 Summer Concert Series Thank you to Markstein Sales Company for your generous donations! Thank you Raymond Anthony and Friends for Raising Funds for Guitars not Guns