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class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHome\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-4502\" class=\"e-n-menu-title e-anchor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-n-menu-title-container e-focus e-link\" href=\"#About\" aria-current=\"page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-4503\" class=\"e-n-menu-title e-anchor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-n-menu-title-container e-focus e-link\" href=\"#Board\" aria-current=\"page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoard\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-4504\" 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class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6545af7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6545af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11b404 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a11b404\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cac757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cac757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DONATE NOW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0061eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0061eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eeb392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6eeb392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/Guitarsnkids?utm_source=qr_code\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-222\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image2-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image2-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image2.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae726d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae726d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582db06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"582db06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Mission:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Guitars \u2018n\u2019 Kids mission is to provide free guitars and professional instruction to youth in our community, using music to inspire creativity, build confidence, and support personal growth.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Through structured classroom programs led by qualified instructors, we equip young people with foundational musical skills while offering a positive alternative to destructive influences. 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"About\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab132c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ab132c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38beafe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"38beafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8346eff animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8346eff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e6f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96e6f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\"><strong>ABOUT Guitars N Kids:<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>About:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Guitars \u2018n\u2019 Kids is led by a group of passionate musicians and community volunteers who recognized a need for accessible guitar instruction for young people in Contra Costa County. Our instructors bring years of experience teaching groups of youth in engaging and supportive learning environments.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333399;\">Each program session consists of a one-hour class held weekly for eight consecutive weeks, typically hosted in local libraries and other civic facilities that provide safe and convenient learning spaces. During the program, students are provided with acoustic guitars and all necessary equipment at no cost.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333399;\">We also work with local arts organizations and community partners to create performance opportunities for students who wish to continue developing their musical skills and share their talents with the community.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b12f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9b12f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b580d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d3b580d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b318614 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b318614\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f587a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f587a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Board\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf1a84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bf1a84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c316b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c5c316b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1de89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b1de89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942d983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"942d983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Board of Officers:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8046ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8046ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e43aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4e43aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07b6dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b07b6dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>Barbara Gorin (CEO):<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Barbara has been front and center teaching kids guitar for the past two decades. As a professional musician, she has connections throughout the music industry and with entertainment venues, as well as with community leaders. Her networking skills have obtained teaching facilities, donations of funds and equipment, capable and committed teachers, publicity, and government support. And she fires up the students with her enthusiasm!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000080;\">In 2025, Barbara was nominated and honored with the CBS News Bay Area ICON Award for her years of dedicated community service.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8986fd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8986fd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc77ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfc77ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barb-Icon-744x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-253\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barb-Icon-744x1024.jpg 744w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barb-Icon-218x300.jpg 218w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barb-Icon-768x1057.jpg 768w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Barb-Icon.jpg 775w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6bb106 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6bb106\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27b935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b27b935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42bcd24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42bcd24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95cf220 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95cf220\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7877a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7877a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bruce1-898x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-413\" alt=\"Bruce\" srcset=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bruce1-898x1024.png 898w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bruce1-263x300.png 263w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bruce1-768x876.png 768w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bruce1.png 977w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec71427 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec71427\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4106e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c4106e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>Bruce Johnson (CFO):<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Bruce has worked alongside Barbara Gorin for nearly two decades as a volunteer and board member with a youth music nonprofit, helping provide free guitar education and mentorship to local youth.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Known as the organization&#8217;s &#8220;guitar tech,&#8221; Bruce enjoys working on guitars and has a passion for all things audio\u2014from home and vehicle sound systems to professional live sound. He has provided live sound services for Bay Area musicians and bands for more than a decade and maintains strong working relationships within the Contra Costa County music community and beyond.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Professionally, Bruce is an independent California Real Estate consultant with over 30 years of experience. As both a licensed Real Estate Broker and an NMLS Mortgage Loan Originator, he brings strong financial and organizational expertise to support the mission of Guitars \u2019n\u2019 Kids.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b462bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b462bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9db093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a9db093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df82bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2df82bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b164b86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b164b86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72c822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c72c822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Marty McVeigh (Secretary):<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Marty spent 34 years as an electrical engineer in the semiconductor business of Silicon Valley.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">But throughout that time, back to when he was going to Serra High School in San Mateo, he played guitar and kept learning about music: blues, country, folk, rock and roll, fusion, punk, surf, reggae, metal&#8230;. If there were guitars being played, Marty was into it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In recent years he&#8217;s been focused on acoustic fingerstyle guitar and likes to warm up the classroom with his playing as students show up. They especially like his rendition of &#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221;; all year long they like this tune! He also plays at Farmers&#8217; Markets and other venues in the Bay Area, and tips go to Guitars &#8216;n&#8217; Kids!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Marty started teaching kids guitar lessons in 2019 when he read about the opportunity on Facebook and contacted Barbara Gorin to join her staff of teachers. As a co-founder of Guitars &#8216;n&#8217; Kids, Marty is determined to keep the free lessons going and to help bring the joy of music to our communities!<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:gnk.marty.mcveigh@gmail.com\">gnk.marty.mcveigh@gmail.com<\/a><br \/><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Tel.: 408-206-8056<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59af4f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59af4f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a653ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a653ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"617\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/board-marty.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44\" alt=\"marty mcveigh\" srcset=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/board-marty.jpg 284w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/board-marty-138x300.jpg 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5607024 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5607024\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f472ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f472ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a313920 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a313920\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c099cf2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c099cf2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da7b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2da7b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/steve1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-414\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/steve1.jpg 472w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/steve1-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050f54c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"050f54c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae39331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae39331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">STEVE KENNEDY<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Steve has been playing guitar since the age of 15, developing a lifelong passion for music and learning. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems from the University of San Francisco and later completed a Certificate in Marketing from UC Berkeley.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Throughout his professional career, Steve worked as a computer programming instructor, systems programmer, product marketer, and product development professional for a major telecommunications company. His diverse background reflects a commitment to both technology and education.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">After retiring in 2018, Steve turned his attention to one of his greatest passions\u2014teaching guitar. As a volunteer instructor, he has dedicated himself to helping students discover the joy of making music. He believes that learning to play an instrument builds confidence, creativity, and discipline, and that music has the power to positively transform a young person\u2019s life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">For Steve, there is no greater reward than watching a student develop a love for music and gain skills that will stay with them for years to come.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4e318 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d4e318\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790b4e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"790b4e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ea106 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4ea106\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3010a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3010a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Successes\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3245e07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3245e07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1515284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1515284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-922dee4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"922dee4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941e5ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"941e5ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>Successes:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Although Guitars \u2018n Kids is a newly created 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, its staff and Officers have spent years teaching the youth of disadvantaged communities in Contra Costa County.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In 2024 our graduate students performed at <b>Todos Santos Park in Concord, CA as part of \u201cCreative Concord\u201d Art festival.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, several of our former students performed at the 50<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Anniversary Celebration of the Concord Pavilion, titled, \u201cBig Blues Bash.\u201d\u00a0 Various similar opportunities have been available through the networking of our volunteer staff, especially CEO Barbara Gorin.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e544f15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e544f15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86af31a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86af31a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000080;\">Creative Concord 2024 hosts our student performance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5358803 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5358803\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b19c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55b19c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2024-10-05-creative-concord-04-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2024-10-05-creative-concord-04-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2024-10-05-creative-concord-04-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2024-10-05-creative-concord-04-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2024-10-05-creative-concord-04-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2024-10-05-creative-concord-04.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580c8c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"580c8c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f28f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38f28f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #003366;\">Recent grads at the Big Blues Bash 2025, at Toyota Pavilion.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0521a1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0521a1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ca849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35ca849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"407\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025-10-19-big-blues-kids-e1779479249179-1024x407.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41\" alt=\"big blues bash 1\" srcset=\"http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025-10-19-big-blues-kids-e1779479249179-1024x407.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025-10-19-big-blues-kids-e1779479249179-300x119.jpg 300w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025-10-19-big-blues-kids-e1779479249179-768x305.jpg 768w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025-10-19-big-blues-kids-e1779479249179-1536x611.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/guitarsnkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025-10-19-big-blues-kids-e1779479249179.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca76acb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca76acb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf9307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caf9307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #003366;\">Celebration at the Concord Pavilion, titled, \u201cBig Blues Bash.\u201d\u00a0 <br \/>Various similar opportunities have been available through the networking of our volunteer staff, especially CEO Barbara Gorin.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd25a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fcd25a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78410b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f78410b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef0b07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ef0b07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c6e7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c7c6e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"youcanhelp\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fb019 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44fb019\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cce51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09cce51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184d3d1 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"184d3d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0953fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0953fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><b>You Can Help!:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <br \/><br \/>Guitars \u2018n\u2019 Kids welcomes donations of funds and volunteer time to help us fulfill our mission. Monetary contributions are needed on an ongoing basis to purchase guitars and equipment, and to cover essential operating expenses such as insurance, background checks, and other program costs.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #003366;\">Volunteer guitar instructors and classroom assistants are always welcome. Only basic guitar skills are needed to help support our teaching programs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All board members and instructors donate their time \u2014 <\/span><b>no one is compensated \u2014 so contributions go directly toward supporting the program and the youth we serve.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #003366;\">Guitars \u2018n\u2019 Kids is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and receipts will be provided for your tax records. 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