PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -
March 13, 2024 -
PRLog -- Donna Guzzo, President and CEO of First Coast Cultural Center (https://firstcoastculturalcenter.org/)
announced today the nonprofit organization's Sound Connections®
Music Therapy (https://firstcoastculturalcenter.org/
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r) program for children with disabilities must seek funding to continue services for St. Johns School District students who are in most need including Crookshank Elementary, The Webster School, and Osceola Elementary which are Title I schools in St. Augustine, Fla. Existing funds will help to continue the program at Cunningham Creek Elementary, Valley Ridge Academy, PVPV/Rawlings, and Ocean Palms Elementary in St. Johns County.
Sound Connections®
is an outreach of the First Coast Cultural Center offered free of charge to students in St Johns County schools for close to 20 years. The program is designed to support students' progress in developing and attaining social, emotional, and academic goals using music interventions.
First Coast Cultural Center's major fundraisers also help with Sound Connections®
including the upcoming 5th Annual
Beaches, A Celebration of the Arts event on Sunday, April 28 from 6 pm until 8 pm featuring Aundra Wallace, President of JAXUSA at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse, 110 Championship Way in Ponte Vedra Beach. For more information, contact Donna Guzzo at
dguzzo@firstcoastculturalcenter.org and (904) 280-0614, ext. 1201 or Kimberly Sheridan at
ksheridan@firstcoastculturalcenter.org and (904) 280-0614, ext. 1205. Visit the Sound Connections®
website at https://
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The Cultural Center's new building has formally opened with arts, culture, community activities, and a gift shop at 6000B Sawgrass Village Circle in Ponte Vedra Beach. The two-story, 6,000-square-
foot space was funded in part by local donors and an additional support campaign is currently in place. The Center is a place to create, understand, and experience the arts. The organization accomplishes its goals through exhibitions of local, regional and national artists in a variety of media through educational and enlivening events, quality arts classes, lectures, and workshops. Key programs include Sound Connections®
Music Therapy for children with disabilities which is offered free of charge to students at St. Johns County schools, and Title I schools which provide additional resources to economically disadvantaged students. Also, Kick StART after school arts enrichment programs and services are available. Visit the website at https://firstcoastculturalcenter.org.
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