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The Fender Music Foundation Hosts Online Benefit Concert on Stageit in Partnership with ReverbNation and Heineken
LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Fender Music Foundation is hosting its first online benefit concert "Save Music Education" on Stageit, in partnership with ReverbNation. The virtual event will take place on Thursday, April 26, between 6 p.m.

Music Empowers Foundation Launches Spring Fundraiser - Kris Allen, Steven Van Zandt, And Others Join Cause
NEW YORK, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Music Empowers Foundation announced today the launch of its latest online fundraiser, "Music Matters."  With a goal of raising $50,000, Music Empowers hopes to continue its mission of helping to bring innovative music education programs to children in underserved communities across the country.

The NAMM Foundation: 176 Programs Earn Distinction As 'A Best Community for Music Education'
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  The NAMM Foundation today announced the results of its 13th annual Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) survey, which acknowledges schools and districts across the U.S.

The Griff Hamlin Band to Play Concert at Fender Museum to Benefit Music Education for Corona Kids
CORONA, Calif., March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Griff Hamlin, blues guitarist and creator of Blues Guitar Unleashed, has announced a special performance at the Fender Center in Corona, CA, on Saturday, March 10.