Math professor Rick Caron (left) and his daughter Julie Caron (right) pose with Timothy Massawe, founder of the Saidia Agriculture and Social Care Organization, and a beneficiary of the Canadian World Education Foundation’s work in Tanzania.
Students, faculty and alumni of the School for Arts and Creative Innovation will lend their talents to help orphaned and vulnerable children in the east African nation of Tanzania, with a fund-raising concert on Saturday, January 25.
Tunes for Tanzania will help to sponsor schooling opportunities through the Windsor-based charity, Canadian World Education Foundation - Tanzania.
The program will feature performances by violinist Lillian Scheirich, pianists David Palmer and Greg Butler, clarinetist Trevor Pittman, flutist Jaime Wagner, all of the music faculty; graduates Erin Armstrong, Jessica Pistor and Julie Caron; the student Percussion Studio under the direction of Nick Papador; the Downtown Music Initiative Ensemble and Leamington’s Music Moves Kids choir.
“It will be such a great blend of children, current students, faculty, alumni and retired professors,” Pittman says. “It should be a fantastic event!”
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Paulin Memorial Presbyterian Church, 3200 Woodland Avenue. Admission is $15 at the door, with student tickets available for $10.
Learn more about Canadian World Education Foundation – Tanzania on its Facebook page.