{"id":8025,"date":"2013-10-18T12:16:44","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T19:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/?p=8025"},"modified":"2013-11-12T12:01:29","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T20:01:29","slug":"rock-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/18\/rock-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock the Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roland Gear Helps Bring Music into the Lives of Special-Needs Kids<\/h2>\n

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Founded in 2010 by San Clemente musician David “Rocky” Neidhardt III, Rock the Autism is a California-based non-profit organization dedicated to bringing a lifetime of music to those living with autism. The organization offers weekly open sessions during the summers at the San Clemente Boys & Girls Club, and they also put on special assemblies, school programs, and other events throughout the year.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Roland contributed to Rock the Autism\u2019s inspired mission by providing a wide range of musical gear for the kids to use and enjoy. Rocky is extremely pleased with the positive benefits the Roland equipment has brought to the program, saying, \u201cJust having the gear here has opened up a whole a lot of doors for us and really brought out the creativity of not only the kids, but the staff too. It’s been pretty awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

We recently had the chance to talk with Rocky about the organization and the great opportunities it brings to kids living with autism.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Rock the Autism, visit their website<\/a>. You can also follow them on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Rock the Autism – Roland Room – 2013 Thank You so much to the Roland Corporation<\/a><\/p>\n

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