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    KIDS HELPING KIDS PIANO CONCERT
    AND SILENT AUCTION

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“Before I attended my first Kids Helping Kids concert, I expected a grit-your-teeth and force-a-smile childrens’ recital. I was so wrong! I have laughed and cheered throughout every concert. This is performance and entertainment that any adult would enjoy.”

“Although I had been told that this concert was quite impressive with 10 pianos on stage all being played at once, I had not imagined it to be as wonderful as it was. It is very impressive to see how much responsibility the students themselves take for running the event and the results are extremely professional and enjoyable. I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys piano music.”

"Playing the piano has always been a passion of mine. But the Kids Helping Kids concerts have brought a deeper level of meaning to piano and music. There's so much more to the music-there's a sense of accomplishment and unity in playing as one voice, there's a sense of joy and excitement in playing those exuberant pieces, but most of all, there's that satisfying feeling of goodness that comes from knowing that all this is benefiting others."


Disneyland


Saratoga Golf

Willow Street

Six Flags


SJ Grand Prix


Circus

De Anza


Pastaia


Bonnie Doon Vineyard


Opera San Jose


Spaghetti


Hakone Gardens


Camera


Skyhigh


Cravery


Happy Hollow


Amici


Bare Yoga


Theatre Works


Mimi's Cafe


pianos
"It's just like synchronized swimming,
except drier and with pianos."

Join us for a unique musical experience. Can you imagine ten grand pianos on the stage, all being played together? Very talented young musicians, ages 4 to 24, play in amazing synchrony and also perform solos. And the event includes a silent auction with all proceeds benefiting families in need in San Jose through Sunday Friends.

Students of the Judy Wely Piano Studio will, once again, stage this concert to display their talents while they raise funds for Sunday Friends through a silent auction. We’d love for you to join in this year. You can:

• Attend the concert on Saturday, July 14. Silent Auction opens at 12:30

• Bring friends to enjoy the concert with you

• Bid on Auction Prizes at the concert (listed below):


Here’s the info about the Concert:


WHAT: The Seventh Kids Helping Kids Piano Concert and Silent Auction

WHEN: Saturday, July 14, 1:30

WHERE: San Jose State University's Music Hall (near 7th and San Salvador, downtown). See the map.

ADMISSION: Free

WHO: The Judy Wely Piano Studio

WHY: To provide excellent entertainment while benefiting very-low-income families in San Jose through Sunday Friends.

HOW: Judy Wely has taught hundreds of promising and dedicated youths in the South Bay Area for over forty years. A much loved and highly respected teacher, Ms. Wely imparts everything from technique to synchrony to performance art to community-mindedness.

SILENT AUCTION: Check out the list of all the prizes (below):

Win a Penthouse Suite for Faith Hill and Tim McGraw August 8

14 Passes, 3 Parking Permits and lots of privacy at the HP Pavilion

Donated by San Jose Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

Opening Bid: $1,000    Current Bid: $1,000
Retail Value: $1,250



"Breakfast with Sam and Lissa"
at the 94.5FM KBAY studio

Opening Bid: $100    Current Bid: $100
Retail Vaule: Priceless



A beautiful Movado Ono diamond necklace
Opening Bid: $1,000    Current Bid: $1,000
Retail Value: $1,795


There will be more prizes. Bookmark this page so you can check back for more prizes.

Amber India Restaurant donated a $25 gift certificate
Current bid = $25

American Music Theatre of San Jose donated two tickets

Amici's East Coast Pizzeria donated a certificate for a family sized pasta

Bare Yoga donated 10 cards for 3 yoga classes each

Berkeley Repertory Theatre donated two tickets

Bikram Yoga San Jose donated a ten-lesson gift package

BJ's Restauraunt Brewhouse donated a $50 gift card
Current bid = $50

Bonny Doon Vineyard donated six bottles of Le Cigare Volant

Buca di Beppo donated a dinner for two
Current bid = $20

Cafe Ophelia donated a $30 gift certificate

California Pizza Kitchen donated a dinner for two
Current bid = $25

California Youth Symphony donated three family season tickets

Camera Cinema donated theater passes

Chain Reaction Bicycles donated a Vapor 3 bicycle helmet

The Children's Discovery Museum donated a Family Four Pack of tickets

Cicero donated two $20 gift certificates

Classic Kids donated photography services

Cookies By Design donated a cookie bouquet

Country Inn donated a $20 gift certificate

The Cravery donated five $20 gift certificates

Disneyland donated two Disneyland park tickets
Current bid = $80

Embassy Suites of Anaheim donated a one-night accommodation

Gilroy Gardens donated two park passes
Current bid = $40

Great America donated two full-day park passes

Hakone Gardens contributed three family memberships

Happy Hollow donated four free admissions

Homestead Lanes donated a pass for bowling for six people

Hotel De Anza donated one night accommodation

Il Fornaio donated a gift certificate.
Current bid = $35

Infineon Raceway donated two passes
Current bid = $50

KT Nails Salon on Camden Ave. donated two pedicures

Dr. LaFrom, D.D.S. gave an offer for a free examination for a new patient

Lake County Getaway Package

La Pastaia donated a $50 dinner gift certificate
Current bid = $50

Laser Quest donated four passes

Le Papillon donated a $25 gift certificate

The Lily Salon donated a gift certificate good for one haircut
Current bid = $20

Linden Tree Bookstore donated a $10 gift certificate

Logitech Ice at San Jose contributed two passes including skate rental

Maggiano's Little Italy contributed four $25 gift certificates

McCormick and Schmick's donated a $50 gift card
Current bid = $35

Mimi's Cafe contributed $25 meal discounts

Joe Montana Autographed Photo donated by a Sunday Friends supporter

Mr English Coffee Roasting Co. donated two bags of coffee

Opera San Jose donated two passes
Current bid = $30

Oakland A's donated four tickets
Current bid = $40

Passage To India donated a $30 gift certficate

Phoenix Studios donated a family photo portrait package

The Punchline comedy club donated performance tickets

Ronnie Lott donated his autographed Football

Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club donated ten admission tickets

Safeway donated $20 gift certificate

Salon Blu donated a one-hour facial and a haircut

San Francisco 49ers donated a football autographed by Manny Lawson

San Jose Arena Authority donated four Barnum and Bailey's Circus Tickets.

San Jose Giants contributed game tickets

San Jose Grand Prix contributed three-day Gold Grandstand passes

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles donated a one year dual-membership
Current bid = $30

San Jose Sharks contributed a hockey puck autographed by Matt Carle

Saratoga Golf Club donated four greens fees with carts

Sheldon of Los Altos donated 2 $250 gift certificates for a studio photography

Six Flags donated two admission passes

Sky High donated four one-hour passes

Sugar Bowl Ski Resort donated two lift tickets

Sushi Maru donated three gift certificates.

Symphony Silicon Valley donated two admission tickets

The Fish Market of San Jose donated $50 discount coupons
Current bid = $50

The Old Spaghetti Factory donated a pair of two free dinner entree coupons
Current bid = $25

The Tied House donated three ten-dollar gift certificates

Wahoo's Fish Tacos donated five five-dollar gift certificates

Whole Foods Market donated a $50 gift certificate
Current bid = $50

Willow Street Pizza donated two $25 gift certificates.
Current bid = $25

Theatre Works donated two tickets to a show.
Current bid = $40

YMCA of Santa Clara Valley donated 3-month family memberships.
Current bid = $101




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