Drum Camp 2011 !

Well folks, I've been busy making calls and sending emails. I'm told the summer months can be tricky for organising events, but I'm going to give it a go anyway.

For those of you coming to this site looking for more info, you've come to the right place!

So what's the purpose of this camp anyway?

Well, to be honest, I'm robbing a brilliant idea I once heard of. It was a group that worked with homeless people and got them together to form a choir. They practiced each week until they were ready to perform. The benefits were obvious from the video. These folks suddenly had a place to go and a reason to be.

Drum camp is aiming to achieve something very similar. I want the participants to have a place where they can come and feel free to be themselves, while learning a skill they can be proud of. I envision this camp as an opportunity for participants to make new friends, learn how to work as a team and experience first hand the joys associated with collaborative music making.

This week long program is phase 1 of a project I hope to extent (as with so many great projects, subject to funding) to include a composition segment and later, a pulic performance series.

Obviously, this cannot be achieved without people! So, please, spread the word about this program. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health difficulty, and you're between the ages of 16 and 30 we want to hear from you!

Some finer details:

Dates: Monday July 18th-Friday July 22nd

Times: 10am-12:30pm (potluck lunch to follow)

Location: Chocolate Lake Recreation Facility (Herring Cove Road, served by bus 19 and 15 I think?)

Cost: FREE!

Update on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 3:35PM by Kelly

Looks like we're going to have to make a few more partnerships with folks in the area before this camp will run. Had a few people interested, but not enough to go ahead. We'll get there...