Smokey Robinson To Present $1 Million Check Donated By Niagara Cares For Music Education
by The Daily Eye Team January 17 2017, 2:23 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 45 secsOn the heels of his headlining performance as the 2016 “Rocker of the Year” at the annual Little Kids Rock Benefit in New York City, Smokey Robinson will be giving students at Pio Pico Middle School in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) a million reasons to make beautiful music. Smokey Robinson receiving the Rocker of the Year award at the 2016 Little Kids Rock Benefit.On January 18, Robinson will make a special appearance to hear a new generation’s take on his timeless tunes, deliver brand new instruments, and present a $1 million check donated by Niagara Cares to support Little Kids Rock’s mission of transforming lives by restoring, expanding and innovating music education in public schools. “Little Kids Rock is such a great organization for supporting the effort for getting our kids in the arts in schools,” Robinson said.