How would you like to have Danny Gokey teach a music class at your school????
Has your child missed school due to an extended illness? Luckily, we haven’t had to deal with having LJ miss too much, but even a day or two out of school has him begging to go back. He misses his friends and the security of the routine at school and is always worried that he’s missing something important.
When I was teaching in the classroom, kids who missed more than a few days often had a tough time getting caught back up with their work. Clorox and Milwaukee’s own Danny Gokey know that missing school due to the flu is no fun and have teamed up together to launch I Don’t Want to Miss…, a national campaign designed to get teens and their teachers involved in flu prevention.
The I Don’t Want to Miss…campaign features a contest that invites school musical groups to create a video performance of a song written by Berklee College of Music student Will Wells on what they don’t want to miss out on if they were home sick and why illness prevention is important. The winning school will win a music class led by former American Idol finalist Danny Gokey!
For each entry submitted, The Clorox Company will donate $100 (up to $10,000) to the Sophia’s Heart Foundation, a charity founded by Gokey in honor of his late wife, Sophia, and dedicated to helping children achieve academic success via musical training and restoring musical dreams in children. As you know, music programs are often the first cut when budgets get tight, so foundations like Sophia’s Heart are key in helping students with a gift for music reach their potential.
Visit the Clorox page on Facebook (http://click.bsftransmit1.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6985%7c7877%7c964&digest=EGJ9Xusyr0pVrqzgtX7vBQ) to learn more about this creative and informational challenge. For the first 100 groups to submit, the teacher will receive a wellness care package from The Clorox Company. Get all the details for the contest at http://www2.schooltube.com/Contests/IDontWanttoMiss2010.aspx and be sure to let the teachers at your kids’ school know about the contest as well.
I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Clorox and received $20 thank-you gift certificate
Kristen hasn’t had music since sept.
unfortunately her teacher passed away and they never replaced him (convenient way to pass the budget)Never truly realized how important it was til it was gone
Ellen