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| MUSIC! Not Mischief Finale Show Photo Galleries and Highlights |
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| A very special thanks to all who turned out and supported the first ever Music! Not Mischief Finale Show at Parkdale Collegiate Institute on May the 7th, 2009. Congrats go out to all of our participants and our overall winner Micah Fysh who impressed the judges with a stunning performance. Check out our event photo galleries to see what a great night we had. Stay tuned for more info and video. |
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MUSIC! Not Mischief Finale Show – May 7th,2009 @ 7 pm
Parkdale Collegiate Institute, 209 Jameson Ave, Toronto |
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| MUSIC! Not Mischief is a youth outreach program partnering the Toronto Police with Dot On Shaft Guitars, ProAction Cops & Kids and the Toronto District School Board. Since September 2008, police officers from 14 Division have engaged students from Parkdale Collegiate Institute (PCI) in a regular lunch time jam session, imparting a pro-community, anti-crime, anti-drug message while practicing the guitar. Read the Full Media Press Release Here. |
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| Music! Not Mischief and TRACENINE are Ready To Roll! |
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Thursday March 26, 2009 Music! Not Mischief and TRACENINE were putting the final touches on what will prove to be a fantastic concert with the kids from Parkdale C.I., Toronto Police 14 Division and the Music! Not Mischief program members. Held at Dot On Shaft Woodbridge rehearsal facilities have a look at what we've been up to and see a sneak peek at what you can expect on May the 7th. Check out the smiling faces as the kids play guitars provided for the rehearsal by Dot On Shaft Guitars. Spearheaded by Constable Robert Tajti the hard word and dedication of this innovative program are showing in spades. A special thanks to all of those who allowed the Music! Not Mischief to bring to gift of music into their life and to all of those who make great things like this happen.
The first ever Music! Not Mischief concert is ready to roll. Have a look at what we've been up to. See what positive impact our program has had on the kids involved with us. We hope to see you May 07, 2009 at PCI. Get your tickets as they are going fast!
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| Music! Not Mischief Finale Concert!
Since September 2008, members of 14 Division have been involved in a unique youth mentoring programme at Parkdale Collegiate Institute called MUSIC! Not Mischief. Using guitars supplied by Canada's guitar company, Dot On Shaft (www.dotonshaft.com) and funded by ProAction Cops & Kids (www.copsandkids.ca), 14 Division officers have been offering inner city youth instruction in the guitar, fostering a lifestyle of discipline and positivity. At the same time, officers have conveyed a pro-community message and promoted an anti-crime and anti-drug agenda.
On Thursday, May 7th, 2009, six of these participating youth will perform in the MUSIC! Not Mischief Year 1 Final Show with Cambridge, Ontario recording artists Tracenine (www.tracenine.com). A panel of celebrity judges will select which performances are worthy of winning a guitar package from Dot On Shaft. The evening promises to be exciting.
Please come out and support your fellow officers and the kids in our community who are doing their part to create a better future for themselves, their peers and their neighbourhood.
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Parkdale Collegiate Institute, 209 Jameson Avenue, Toronto
Tickets are for sale at only $2/each and available by calling (416) 808-1403, contacting us or at Dot On Shaft Guitars – 5875 Hwy 7, Woodbridge (416) 249-7535.
Robert Tajti 1445
Crime Analyst
14 Division
(416) 808-1403
Thanks for your support.
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| Tyler McGill (T-LAR) Memorial Benefit Concert |
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| Tyler McGill (T-LAR) Memorial Benefit Concert |
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In the summer of 2007, the life of Tyler McGill came to a tragic end as the result of a "Senseless Act Of Random Violence". Tyler ot "T-Lar" to his friends, was an avid guitar player and lover of music. In order to celebrate Tyler's life and convey the message "The Violence Has To End",... The Tyler McGill (T-Lar) Memorial Benefit Concert will be held Sunday February 15, 2009 and the proceeds will be donated to ProAction Cops & Kids, a charity that funds programs, developed and run by Police Officers to help at-risk youth.
Proaction is the funding partner for MUSIC! Not Mischief, a cutting edge program in which members of the Toronto-Police Service reach out to our youth through Music.
Read The Press Release Here.
Join us for a very special afternoon filled with music from groups such as TRACENINE and Little Sunday.
Door Prizes and a Silent Auction.
Your 20$ Donation includes a Buffet from 5:30pm - 7:00pm.
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"MUSIC! Not Mischief" Press Conference Nov, 25 2008
About ProAction Cops & Kids:
ProAction is a charity that funds projects and activities, initiated and run by police officers, which engage kids at risk. Its goal is to build trust and mutual respect between cops and kids, helping kids at risk before they become kids in trouble.
Youth violence and drug exposure has been the unfortunate reality to too many of today's kids. When we as adults reflect back on our own youth, we can reference those changes as we ask ourselves, "When is it going to end? Is there something more that we could be doing? Maybe kids need more opportunity to get invovled in something healthy."
It doesn't help when our children are inundated with the often negative imagery of modern music. The same music asks them to embrace their youthful angst by engaging in fringe activities and distancing themselves further from the positivity that family and REAL devotion to music has to offer.
Music has to be more than just a voyeuristic experience. And we can't allow the worst of modern music to suck our kids into a vacuum of negativity.
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