About Our Beneficiaries...

Since September 2006, BlackRock Rocks has donated more than $15,000 to the New Orleans area. At first, our beneficiaries focused on the urgent need of organizations addressing immediate needs such as in 2006 American Red Cross and in 2007 the Salvation Army.

Because the music of New Orleans is so important to us, over the years since, wehave picked organizations that have focused more on the revitalization of the musiccommunity itself. Our donations to The Higher Ground Fund, Tipitina’s Foundation and Delfeayo Marsalis' Swinging with the Cool School have purchased instruments for school children, helped replace instruments lost in the hurricanes, and fund performances for adult musicians, Plus these funds support workshops, after school programs and performances in the NOLA Elementary Schools. In 2011 we selected a cause closer to home, and were proud to donate our proceeds to Original Works, Inc in Bridgeport, CT. Stay Tuned for the 2012 beneficiary and what promises to be another worthy cause involving children and music development!