Happy MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY!

1. CLASS ON MONDAY, 1/18
Yes… there will definitely be class on Monday, January 18th @ 9:30am.

2. HAITI RELIEF Many ways to help..
We would like to help Haiti by donating Moo Moo Musica T-shirts for sale during the next week of class. The money we receive will be donated to ARTISTS FOR PEACE and JUSTICE. (www.artistsforpeaceandjustice.org) 100% of donations given to this organization actually reaches those in need. On the board are artists such as Oliver Stone, Charlize Theron, and Diane Lane.

There are many other organizations doing excellent work; Doctors Without Borders, Operation USA (www.opusa.org), Partners in Health (www.pih.org) are some examples. You can deliver gently used shoes to Sport Chalet (or bring them to class and we’ll take them for you) and “SOLES 4 SOULS” will deliver them to Haiti next month.  Sport Chalet will take donations until Jan. 31st.

3. PENNIES FOR PEACE (Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea and Stones Into Schools)
We are, of course, still collecting pennies…(over $650 worth so far!) for schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Most of the schools are for girls as the Taliban do not allow them to be educated.
SEE GREG MORTENSON ON PBS with Bill Moyers to understand what this incredible organization is doing. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01152010/watch2.html You can also hear Greg speak on Tuesday, Feb. 2nd, 7:00-8:15pm at Loyola Marymount.  It’s FREE, however, you need to make a reservation. (lmu.edu then go to the Community Section)
Thank you so much to all of you who have brought in pennies and dollars, and/or bought our donated juices and slippers.  It really does add up! 1 penny buys a pencil, 1 dollar buys an entire month of aducation for a child. An amazingly simple way to help our little sisters in these two countries.

4.  NEW CLASSES at UCLA Family Commons in Santa Monica!
Moo Moo Musica is honored to have been invited to this beautiful new center in Santa Monica on 2nd and Wilshire (right across from First Presbyterian Preschool).  We will be starting the first week of February and will post the completed schedule on our website very soon.

5.  New BIRTHDAY PARTY COORDINATOR!

Kathryn Farren, who co-teaches our John Muir Elementary music program,  has happily taken on the role of Birthday Party Coordinator.  She can help with all aspects of planning from finding spaces (not always easy on the Westside) to helping with which activites/songs would be most fun and memorable for your little ones special day! Welcome Kathryn!!

Happy 2010,
JulieAnne & The Moo Moo Musica Team