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Nonprofit donates 200 guitars for South Monterey County schools

The nonprofit "Guitars not Guns" has donated 200 guitars to South Monterey County school districts.

Nonprofit donates 200 guitars for South Monterey County schools

The nonprofit "Guitars not Guns" has donated 200 guitars to South Monterey County school districts.

RAIL IN FLORIDA... FROM ORLANDO TO MIAMI... WHICH OPENED IN SEPTEMBER. ### THE NON PROFIT "GUITARS NOT GUNS" HAS DONATED TWO HUNDRED GUITARS TO SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE MONEY FOR THE INSTRUMENTS WAS RAISED LOCALLY DURING THE MONTEREY COUNTY GIVES EVENT. GUITARS NOT GUNS IS A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT... WITH A BRANCH IN MONTEREY COUNTY. TEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BE GETTING THE "KEITH URBAN YAMAHA GUITARS" ORGANIZERS OF THE DONATIONS SAY... <WE WERE DONATED $25,000 THIS PAST YEAR FROM 200 DONORS, LARGE AND SMALL. AND OUR BIG IDEA WAS TO GIVE THESE GUITARS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT NEEDED THEM.> <I FEEL LIKE THIS REALLY IS LIKE BRINGING IN MORE STUDENTS BECAUSE NEXT YEAR WE'LL LIKE, PROBABLY HAVE, LIKE, THE GUITAR CLASS AND THEN MORE KIDS WILL BE IN THE BAND PROGRAM AND THEN THEY CAN GET THEIR CREDITS AND THEY WILL ENJOY IT
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Nonprofit donates 200 guitars for South Monterey County schools

The nonprofit "Guitars not Guns" has donated 200 guitars to South Monterey County school districts.

The nonprofit "Guitars not Guns" has donated 200 guitars to South Monterey County school districts.The money for the instruments was raised locally during the Monterey County Gives event. "Guitars Not Guns" is a national nonprofit with a branch in Monterey County.Ten school districts will be getting the "Keith Urban Yamaha Guitars." Organizers of the donations say the goal of the program is to help students."We were donated $25,000 this past year from 200 donors, large and small. And our big idea was to give these guitars to school districts that needed them," said Steve Vagnini with Monterey County Gives. The nonprofit says this is the largest all-at-once guitar donation they've ever done.

The nonprofit "Guitars not Guns" has donated 200 guitars to South Monterey County school districts.

The money for the instruments was raised locally during the Monterey County Gives event. "Guitars Not Guns" is a national nonprofit with a branch in Monterey County.

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Ten school districts will be getting the "Keith Urban Yamaha Guitars."

Organizers of the donations say the goal of the program is to help students.

"We were donated $25,000 this past year from 200 donors, large and small. And our big idea was to give these guitars to school districts that needed them," said Steve Vagnini with Monterey County Gives.

The nonprofit says this is the largest all-at-once guitar donation they've ever done.