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Local schools are getting ready to take the stage with much-loved Kiwi singer Suzanne Prentice in the latest series of Kids for Kids concerts, hosted by World Vision. Kids for Kids is an incredibly successful concept involving children from local schools who gather to put on a concert, led by Suzanne Prentice, for the public. The children learn the songs in their school choir practice times leading up to the concert. Now in its fourteenth year, Kids for Kids shows still regularly sell out. The new show, Shake, Rattle & Roll, was launched in December. It includes songs from the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley and Sister Act, as well as some old favourites including Alexander’s Ragtime Band and the Banana Boat Song. Tunes from The Sound of Music and Footrot Flats will delight adults and children alike. Kids for Kids concert manager Russell Johnson and his team drive around the country to put on the concerts. They manage everything from finding ticketing agents to advertising, setting up the staging to dealing with the media. This is Russell’s twentieth year working for World Vision. “The teachers love it, the children love it and the music teachers preparing the children’s choirs always respond with absolute enthusiasm,” he says. The Kids for Kids concerts provide a valuable opportunity for children to perform at a professional level and meet children from other schools around their region. Tickets are sold at a reasonable price, designed to cover the costs of putting on the show. At each event audience members are also encouraged to help children living in poverty overseas, by sponsoring a child thorough World Vision. “The public response to these concerts is always absolutely wonderful. Around 4000 children have been sponsored over the years as a result of Kids for Kids,” says Russell. “And at this time of year, it’s nice to be able to spread the spirit of giving wider than our own families and help children living in desperate poverty.” Despite having given more than 460 performances, Suzanne Prentice shows no signs of being tired of Kids for Kids. “It’s just wonderful seeing the kids enjoying themselves so much through something so simple as music and song. It’s really nice to be part of something that gives back to children,” she says. More than 150,000 children have taken part in Kids for Kids over the past 14 years. World Vision’s Kids for Kids concerts are highly professional productions and suitable for all ages to attend.
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