BreastFest Philly * Jersey * Athens, GA
TYANNAFoundation for WELLNESS
BreastFest-Tyanna Philly Events
Admission FREE
DONATIONS Absolutely!
Amazing Menu * Full Bar * PYNK Beer
Silent Auction * Live Music
A portion of all food/drink sales benefit the cause
Performances by
Don McCloskey & the Band
The Flying Vees
Emily Drinker
Mandy Valentine
The Classic Brown
Roxy Fae
Thank you Gradwell House Recording
Be VIPink!
$25 Donation
Reserves a front row seat
a #PintwithPurpose
(Pint Glass & 1st beer)
Autographed Poster
Sponsor a Keg
Drink to Celebrate and Remember
$100 donation, Includes:
Pint Glass #PintsWithPurpose
Beer tickets, Pink Swag, BreastFest Bling & Personalized Keg Certificate
I Drink to Celebrate &/or Remember
(Name of Loved One)
BreastFest Athens Events
BreastFest New Jersey Events
A Harvard Study has proven that embracing Community helps us live longer and be happier. The longest running study in history revealed that
"Close relationships, more than money or fame are what keep
people happy throughout their lives." Community Rocks!
Music * Arts * Wellness * Classes * Events * Give Back
Studio LuLoo HoneyBabes
REUNION
Mammogram Mondays
Wellness Wednesdays
Upcoming Everything
COMPLETE INFO FOR ALL EVENTS HERE
https://www.facebook.com/CommunityRocksCorp/events
SEPTEMBER 2024
FRIDAY 9/20
Audubon's 3rd Friday BLOCK PARTY, 6-9pm
SATURDAY 9/21
COMMUNITY ROCKS OPEN HOUSE, 4-7pm: Celebrating the International Day of Peace, the 21st Night of September & National Gymnastic Day. Come do a cartwheel, make peace signs & dance to Earth, Wind & Fire!
MONDAY 9/23:
Mammogram Monday! Cancer Screenings and Wellness
SATURDAY 9/28:
Collingswood PorchFest
BreastFest Baltimore
Gloucester City Rabies Clinic
OCTOBER 2024
SATURDAY 10/5
-Collingswood Book Festival
-Haddon Township Music Festival
SUNDAY 10/6
-BreastFest Brunch @ Yards Brewing Company
FRIDAY 10/11
-Kids Open Mic & Halloween Ball (inspired by our Halloween Song listen) Come in costume or dress when you arrive. There will be costumes galore!
-Farmers Market Fitness Fridays (Virtua's Mobile Market, Exercise-for-a-Prize)
FRIDAY 10/18
-Audubon's 3rd Friday BLOCK PARTY, 6-9pm
THURSDAY, 10/31
-Halloween on Monmouth Street BLOCK PARTY
NOVEMBER 2024
FRIDAY 11/15
Audubon's 3rd Friday BLOCK PARTY, 6-9pm
DECEMBER 2024
I REALLY LIKE NJ Birthday
Chubby's Cheers
ELF LAND! Express YoursELF LAND! Join us for an evening of lights, sites, sounds, snow,crafts, games, food, drink and joy guaranteed to awaken the holiday spirit. Complete with a "Gimbels" holiday market and beer/wine garden, Express YoursELF LAND is an indoor/outdoor immersive experience inspired by Buddy the Elf, and our favorite holiday characters. FREE to kids 2 & under!
JANUARY 2025
FEBRUARY 2025
MARCH 2025
APRIL 2025
MAY 2025
JUNE 2025
Breastfest 2025: Saturday, May 31, 2:00 - 9:00pm
Haddon Square, 51 Haddon Ave, (Haddon Square Pop-Up Beer Garden) Haddon Township, NJ
Weekly Classes* Monthly Events
Complete Descriptions in Programs Section & on Facebook Invites
MeditationMONDAYS: Yoga (for Adults) 5:30pm
ACOUSTIC TUESDAYS: Acoustic Club 4-5pm * Kids Band (8&up) 5-6pm *
Teen Singing-Songwriting: 6:30-8pm
WEIRD WEDNESDAYS: Fitness Rocks & Arts 4-5:30pm @ WaterFront
Thankful THURSDAYS: Fitness Rocks & Arts 4-5pm * Kids Band (5-7yrs) 5:30-6:30
FITNESS FRIDAYS:
BOOK A BIRTHDAY PARTY!
HIRE US FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT
MLK Day
January 16, 2023!
Join us in celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.!
KIDS CAMP, 10am-4pm: Doors open at 9am * $10-$25 (suggested donation) Cost includes breakfast, lunch, activities, service-learning projects & supplies. Parents can drop-off or stay and participate. Activities listed below. SERVICE PROJECTS, 1-3pm: Homeless Care Bags, Kids Creative Bags, Warm Hug Baskets (for senior citizens)
SERVICE & ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
1. Assembling HOMELESS CARE BAGS KIDS CREATIVE & CARE BAGS and WARM HUG BASKETS (for senior citizens)
2. KINDNESS CARDS & hearts for veterans, senior citizens and to be placed in homeless care bags
3. STORY CIRCLES on the people, places and faces that inspired MLK & the Civil Rights Movement
4. BELOVED COMMUNITY BANNER pledging to help build MLK's vision of a beloved community
5. Love, Love LOVE LAND heART Show: Decorate hearts to hang in our homes throughout our neighborhoods
6. Singing & Songwriting Session
7. STORY QUILT: Quilts helped direct the Underground Railroad. Each participants will design a quilt square telling their story.
Donate * Volunteer * Sponsor * Partner
Give the Gift of ELF LAND!
We re-open Tuesday-Thursday 12/27-12/29. An indoor-outdoor immersive experience of lights, sites, sounds and interactive activities guaranteed to awaken the holiday spirit as you walk through the seven layers of the candy cane forest, surf the sea of swirly-twirly gum drops, make crafts & gifts in Santa's Workshop, visit Rudolph's Island of Misfit Toys, play Reindeer Games, skip through Buddy's Obstacle Course, SING LOUD FOR ALL TO HEAR, eat BEEF & CHEESE (burgers & hot dogs made by fake Santa who "sits on a throne of lies and smells like beef & cheese") venture into GIMBLES DEPARTMENT STORE, enjoy the WORLD's BEST CUP OF COFFEE (byo "syrup") and allow your kids to ACTUALLY make BUDDY’S BREAKFAST SPAGHETTI🍝😝🍬🍫🍬🍭🍩
COST
$10/Advance * $15/Door * $8/Members
$5/KIDS 5 & under * $0/Members 5 & under
COST INCLUDES: crafts, food, dessert and all activities
GROUP RATES AVAILABLE! Inquire Within
Become a member! call 856.296.2274
Donate Today
GIVE THANKS, GIVE BACK!
Warm hats, gloves & sweatshirts
Needed items can also be purchased on our Amazon Wish List (and the doubling still counts!) Be sure to use smile.amazon.com and support Community Rocks Corp.
For complete information about our programs, VISIT: www.communityrocks.org, facebook.com/communityrocksnj, https://www.instagram.com/communityrockskids/. EMAIL: info@communityrocks.org, CALL/TEXT: 856.296.2274
COST
Thank you for your support. We wish you a healthy new year full of joy and laughter, peace, love, respect, compassion, kindess, be the joy, Bring the JOY!
"Close relationships, more than money
or fame are what
keep people happy throughout their lives.
Those ties protect people from life's discontents, help delay mental and physical decline and are better predictors of long, happy lives than social class, IQ, or genes. That finding proved true across race, culture, socio-economics and background.
COMMUNITY ROCKS CORP. is a 501c3 non-profit organization of People helping People, Communities helping Communities.
Our MISSION is to CELEBRATE, EDUCATE & EMPOWER Youth and Communities through Music, Arts, Wellness and Give Back.
Our GOAL is WELLNESS, not just "good health" but holistic, whole-body wellness of physical, mental, social, spiritual, educational/intellectual & environmental health and well-being.
Our PURPOSE is POSITIVE OUTLETS. Daily programs and events for kids, families and folks. In order to achieve wellness you need safe, healthy, creative, active, kind and educational outlets found in your community. Hence, COMMUNITY ROCKS! Either in-person or online we GIMME 5! to THRIVE (read below)
OUR PROGRAMS & PROCESS are 100% KID and community inspired! We have original Music, Merchandise, Exercises, Arts and Give Back projects ALL inspired from the "mouths of babes" and conversations with their mamas (and Papas😜) We listen, learn and respectfully observe the world around us to develop our methods, programs and curriculum AND we are humbled and fiercely proud to be celebrating 16 years of Community Rockin'!
OUR CURRICULUM: GIMME 5! to THRIVE, is an interactive and energizing grassroots curriculum providing resources and materials to inspire goals, assess progress and measure success. GIMME 5! to THRIVE encourages us to do 5 things every day to earn lots of High5s🖐🏾🖐🏻🖐🖐🏿 🖐🏽 and STARS to SHINE! Today and everyday do something CREATIVE, ACTIVE-healthy, KIND, READ-WRITE-LEARN & SHINE(be you, let your soul and spirit shine & always try new things to discover more of your awesome self)
OUR VISION is for all kids, families and folks in EVERY neighborhood have access to all of the above and more! We dream that one day there will be Community Rocks "Corner Stores of Wellness" in every neighborhood. Safe spaces and places to EXPRESS, create, PERFORM, learn, LAUGH, love, STRENGTHEN, serve, CELEBRATE community and SHOP for healthy foods, fruits & veggies!
OUR PROGRAMS SERVE low-income families with historically underserved youth, high-income families with historically privileged youth and everyone in between. We purposefully host events to bring kids from all neighborhoods together to sing, dance and play AND we work tirelessly to provide low-income and at-risk youth access to creative outlets and holistic wellness that addresses physical, emotional, social, spiritual and mental health and well-being. Community Rocks serves Black, White and Latino kids, teen and toddlers, the majority from underserved communities in Camden and Gloucester City, NJ.
EXPRESS, create, PERFORM, learn, LAUGH, love, STRENGTHEN, serve and CELEBRATE community.
Our mission is for ALL kids and families to have access to MUSIC, ARTS, WELLNESS, POSITIVE OUTLETS and opportunities to GIVE BACK. We promote self-expression, cross-cultural education and environmental awareness at every event in which we are involved. Our PROGRAMS include year-round classes (in-person and online), camps, service projects, performances and afterschool activities to keep our kids and community CREATIVE, ACTIVE, SAFE, HEALTHY & KIND. Community Rocks! provides programs to all populations including at-risk youth, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. We currently have programs in Camden, Collingswood, Gloucester City and Audubon, NJ.
When Covid hit, we hit the streets and the TRACK TEAM was born (we run tracks and record tracks!) When playgrounds STAYED closed the outdoors became our classroom for Music, Arts and FitnessROCKS! classes. With guitars in hand and boxes for drums we were skipping and flipping, throwing and performing Active Arts and the CIRCUS IN THE CITY was born. We hope you can "Join the Circus" this spring. Check out our schedule and join us on-line or in-person for classes and GIMME 5! Five things every day to earn High5s🖐🏾🖐🏻🖐🖐🏿🖐🏽
Today and every day, do something Creative, Active, Kind, Read-Write-ROCK & Shine and GIMME 5 every time!
COLLABORATING with COMMUNITY members, local businesses and organizations, Community Rocks! provides safe SPACES & PLACES for kids, teens, families and folks to EXPRESS, create, PERFORM, learn, LAUGH, love, STRENGTHEN, serve and CELEBRATE community. Thank you to our community partners including Virtua Foundation, Collingswood Music, Ovations Dance Studio, P.A.C.E, ACS Press, Christus Lutheran Church, Crescent Moon Wellness, Valenzano Winery, YARDS Brewing Company, Rosebud Academy and Severino Pasta.
Community Rocks has created a lot of firsts. For most of the kids in our program it is the first time they’ve picked up a guitar, the first time they’ve played a piano, the first time they’ve done a backbend, a back flip or a cartwheel and DEFINITELY the first time they’ve tried kale!😜 For every single one of the kids, it’s the first time they’ve written a song, eaten a vegetable they’ve personally picked from the garden and the first time they’ve been asked to give back to others.
Community Rocks is a 501c3 non-profit organization established to Celebrate, Educate and Empower communities and provide Wellness
through Music, Arts, Exercise and Giving Back.
COLLABORATING with local businesses and organizations, Community Rocks! provides programs and opportunities for kids, teens, families and folks to EXPRESS, create, PERFORM, learn, LAUGH, love, STRENGTHEN, serve and CELEBRATE community.
Our PROGRAMS include year-round MUSIC, ARTS & WELLNESS classes (in-person and online), camps, events, live performances and community service "give back" projects.
Community Rocks! provides programs to all populations including at-risk youth, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. We currently have programs in Camden, Collingswood, Oaklyn and Gloucester City and
Our PROGRAMS include year-round music, arts, fitness and wellness classes (in-person and online), camps, events, live performances and community service "give back" projects.
Community Rocks! provides programs to all populations including at-risk youth, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. We currently have programs in Camden, Collingswood, Oaklyn and Gloucester City and would love to come to Berlin!
WHYY Red Carpet Premier
February 17, 2023!
Watch our feature segment on the great work Sara O'Brien and her team are creating through Community Rocks! Here the "Gimme 5" reward system inspires youth through music, wellness and creativity.
Click here to WHYY TV 12 that originally aired at 7:30pm and 11pm on February 17, 2023. Go to the video link - the segment begins at the 12:51 mark. You Oughta Know is your guide to what’s happening in the Philadelphia region.
Our STORY
Community Rocks Corp was founded out of Studio LuLoo, a creative, performing and healing arts space that welcomed families & folks to express themselves through music, art and yoga. For kids by day, adults by night & teens on the weekends,"LuLoo" hosted classes, camps and open mics for ALL AGES shape-shifting into a cozy, eclectic music venue featuring bands and performers from around the country and different parts of the world. On a mission to make the LuLoo experience accessible to all, friends of LuLoo, under the leadership of Sara O'Brien, founded Community Rocks! Corp.
Georgia ROOTS!
The bricks & mortar that began in South Jersey is rooted down south. The original cause, breast cancer awareness.
One Halloween night in Athens, GA, while a student at the University of Georgia, Sara smothered & covered white flowy fabric with pink ribbons, wore a bright pink wig and LuLoo was born! A musical-magical fairy that existed to bring health & happiness to children and spread breast cancer awareness to all. LuLoo became the BreastFest Fairy. BreastFest, an event founded in 1998 by O'Brien and friends in memory of her mother, Tyanna O'Brien who died of breast cancer at the age of 48. One of five sisters, BreastFest spread up the east coast, hosted by each sister in their states of residence. Together they began the Tyanna Foundation.
We celebrate life, celebrate survivors, and remember those who have died. Fairy LuLoo has since evolved into a joyful character representing both organizations and is often seen serenading at birthday celebrations🥰
When Covid hit, we hit the streets and the outdoors became our classroom. We created our TRACK TEAM was born (we RUN tracks and RECORD tracks). We created free online access to our classes and programs via social media and various online platforms. Fitness Rocks! & Arts moved to parks and playgrounds and Circus in the City was born.
COMMUNITY ROCKS TEAMs: With ukuleles in hand and boxes for drums we skip, flip, run, race, strengthen and stretch, singing, dancing, laughing, learning and channeling good health and wellness. COMMUNITY ROCKS! RAP & RHYME
Community Rocks is creative, active and kind. Opportunities everywhere for everyone to SHINE! We sing, we dance, we work together, WE ROCK! Make a difference in our lives, in the world and on our block.
GIVE BACK: Since 2010, Community Rocks has engaged over 3,500 kids, 1200 teens, 3000 toddlers, 2200 adults, 800 seniors and inspired thousands at events, festivals and school assemblies. Over the past five years, we’ve distributed 2500 Kids Care Bags containing personal care items, fitness tools and art supplies.
Timeline
- LuLoo, Halloween in Athens GA, 1998
- Studio LuLoo first opened in November 2006 at 1001 White Horse Pike, now the SoHa Arts Building (CBS News: Sara O'Brien-Studio LuLoo)
- In 2008 we moved across the street to 916 White Horse Pike in Oaklyn and simultaneously opened a Studio Luloo Haddonfield, just for kids!
- Community Rocks Corp. officially became exempt on June 21, 2010-January 2011
- Studio LuLoo, home of Community Rocks made its 4th moved to 215 W. Clinton Avenue, Oaklyn, NJ
- June 2016 Community Rocks received a grant from Virtua Foundation to teach music, arts & wellness at Virtua's CASTLE Program in Camden, NJ
- Our word went "on tour" to neighboring towns, cities and communities.
PROGRAMS
Music * Arts * Wellness * Give Back
Classes * Camps * Performances
School Visits * Events
MUSIC
Classes & Events
- Kids Band (7-10yrs)
- Read-Write-ROCK BAND (4-7yrs)
- Teen-Tween Singing-Songwriting
- Toddlers ROCK (4 & under)
ARTS
Classes & Events
- Recycled Arts
- Arts in Parks
WELLNESS
Classes & Events
- Fitness Rocks!
- Kids/Teen Yoga
- Adult Yoga
- Active Arts
- Live Healthy!
GIVEBACK Classes & Events
- Service Saturdays
- MLK Days
CLASSES & EVENT
Descriptions * Sign up * Registration
MUSIC SINGING, SONGWRITING & SELF-EXPRESSION for KIDS, TEENS & TODDLERS
Community Rocks music classes to enhance literacy, improve confidence, build self-esteem, motivate movement and empower teamwork. To date, we’ve recorded three full length albums entitled The Honeybabes, Please Stop Complaining and Let Yourself Shine!In the 2024-2025 Season we will begin recording a new kids cd of original music written by kids, with kids for kids.
All Classes and All kids include Singing, Songwriting, Self-expression, Dance/Choreography, Instruments and Live Performance. Kids create new songs. and learn routines to fun cover songs AND write original lyrics.
However, knowing that not creative kids want the spotlight we also teach the “behind the scenes” of the music biz. Kids Band (7&Up) participants learn sound engineering, stage managing, planning and promotion. Putting it all to the test, the Community Rocks! Kids Band host various Kids Open Mic Nights throughout the year. They set up, clean up, perform and run the show!
- Kids Band (7-10yrs) All of the above + breathing, warm up, mic techniques, self-care. Voice doesn't develop until...
- Kids TOUR Band
- READ-WRITE-ROCK Our goal is to write Original songs written "by kids, with kids, for kids" purpose
KIDS BAND: Sara O’Brien & the Community Rocks! Kids create inspirational and educational music written by kids, with kids and for kids ages 3-16 to inspire confidence, enhance literacy, motivate movement and celebrate self-expression. Sara inspires kids to work together to build community and strengthen self through music, art and exercise. From stories, school lessons and life experiences, kids write lyrics and together we make songs to entertain, empower, inspire… and laugh! The song entitled “Being Weird is Cool” was released on the HoneyBabes album in 2005. The message went viral and today the logo is a proud symbol celebrating self-expression and uniqueness.The song “Little Ladies, Little Men” inspired by Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” inspire kids to sing out “DON’T BE MEAN” and is a daily reminder of kindness.The song WE ROCK says “we work together, WE ROCK” is sang daily at Community Rocks inspiring kids to work together .Whether funny, fabulous or motivational, every song has a message
ACTIVE ARTS:
Circus in the City
RECYCLED ART! Community Rocks! uses reused, recycled and environmentally-friendly supplies & found objects to create new and fabulous art. Kids learn how to reduce waste, be creative with limited resources, respect the earth and use imagination to transform trash to treasure. For ideas and inspiration, check out our photo album (RRR Arts & Crafts photo album) Supplies and donations are always accepted & appreciated.Lyrics from the Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! song describe it best when we sing “use old stuff again.”
GIMME 5 to SHINE! Empowering Confidence, Kindness, Literacy, Learning and Creative-Active Awesomeness. Inspired by kids and families its our curriculum & daily guide that encourages us to be Creative, Active, Kind, Read-Write-Learn and Try our best (try something new) five days a week. Inspired by kids & families GIMME5 to Shine is a daily guide to help us stay on TRACK ironically.... five things every day to earn lots of HIGH 5s to shine bright! 🖐🏿🖐 🖐🏿🖐🏾🖐🏻
provides FIVE activities, FIVE days a week. Confidence soars and we all shine bright- MLK Said
provides daily creative, active, kind, educational and inspiring activities and to inspire high fives, earn stars. Confidence grows...
GIMME 5 provides daily fitness/yoga exercises, arts & crafts, kindness projects, LITERACY THROUGH MUSIC (Stories, books & songs) and daily challenges/curiousities that build confidence, strengthen community and create healthy habits in kids & families.
It is an interactive, energizing and FUN curriculum providing resources and materials to inspire goals, assess progress and measure success. Students receive lots of high 5s while working toward goals and earning stars toward prizes and awards.
Through social media, online zoom.com classes, calls, texts and video chats we are guiding and inspiring families to GIMME 5 delivering arts exercise supplies to families in Camden, Collingswood, Oaklyn, Audubon, and Gloucester City, NJ.
Do five things every day to earn lots of high fives. Today and every day, do something Creative, ACTIVE, kind, READ-WRITE-ROCK & Shine and GIMME 5 every time!
GIMME 5! is a program that inspires kids, teens, families and folks to stay active, healthy, creative and kind. It encourages reading, writing and trying new things that help us become confident.
In person, online or on your own time GIMME 5! In person, onine or on your own time Community Rocks provides daily curriculom. Every day we do something Creative, somehing ACTIVE, kind, READ-WRITE-ROCK (School) & Shine and GIMME 5 everytime provide programs in person and online so kids, teen and families can GIMME 5 everytime.
FITNESS ROCKS!: Cardio, strength, stretch, core and yoga workouts followed by relaxation sessions for kids, teens and families. These classes feature original local music as well as pop, rock, hip-hop and world music to inspire participants to exercise, sing and dance.
In addition to learning tradition poses; kids fly like birds, soar like superheroes, become dragons and dinosaurs, rise with the sun, fall with the rain and make rainbows. Mondays we climb mountains, Tuesday we grow trees, Wednesdays we wander the world, Thursdays we thirst for adventures and Fridays the forest awaits!
- RHYTHMS, RHYMES & EXERCISE: Music & Fitness Workshops
Live Healthy!Yoga, exercise, fitness, health and wellness for kids, families and adults of all ages and fitness levels. FITNESS ROCKS!, a program that combines music and exercise, giving kids positive and healthy outlets (for depression, anger, anxiety and impulsivity) while providing tools for focus, relaxation and overall health & wellness. Originally designed for children with behavioral and mental health issues (especially ADHD and ODD-Oppositional Defiant Disorder), FITNESS ROCKS! accessible and beneficial to all ages and exercise levels.
school asSEMBLIES & workshops Pro-confidence, Anti-bullying, Creative and Active assemblies and workshops entitled BEING WEIRD IS COOL, Let Yourself Shine! READ, WRITE, ROCK (in partnership with local libraries) and Rhythms, Rhymes & Exercise
-GIVE BACK Service Projects including assembling and distributing Homeless Care Bags and delivering supplies to our neighbors in need
UKULELE CLUB & MUSIC LESSONS Individual and small group guitar, ukulele, piano, keyboard and drum lessons in partnership with Collingswood Music
RECYCLED ART Our song “Reduce! Reuse! Recycle” describes it best when the kids sing “use old stuff again.”
With reused, donated and eco-friendly supplies, we create art! Recycled Art teaches kids to reduce waste, be creative with limited resources and use their imaginations to transform trash to treasure.
COMMUNITY ROCKS THE BLOCKS! Bringing our music and mission to New Jersey neighborhoods through festivals, events and block parties. Community Rocks! brings tents, tables, live music, Kids Open Mic, Recycled Art, games and interactive activities. Annual outdoor events include: HT Block Party; Valenzano WineFest; Collingswood Book Festival; Beers, Bands & Backpacks; BEATLES & STONES; and more…
LIVE SHOWS & PERFORMANCES Espresso Yourself aka Toddlers Rock!KIDS BAND” for children 5yrs and under. Known as ESPRESSO YOURSELF! At the Treehouse Coffee Shop, Music, art, self-expression for kids 5yrs and under, in partnership with the Treehouse Coffee Shop and Collingswood Music
GIVE BACK
NEIGHBORS ROCK! Helping our Neighbors in Need
Community Rocks! partners with schools, churches, businesses and organizations to provide outreach and supplies to our neighbors in need. People helping people, Communities helping communities.
TEEN TALKS: Teens talk, we listen and provide teen-led programs and activities as well as mentoring and entrepreneur opportunities.
SCHOLARSHIPS: No child is ever turned away for an inability to pay. Community Rocks! provides scholarships to any child who wants to learn but is unable to afford classes and lessons.
VOLUNTEERS ROCK!: We Work together, WE ROCK!” to make a difference in our communities through weekly and monthly service projects and initiatives for kids, teens and families.
KIDS CARE BAGS: Creative, active and personal care items for children at Virtua’s CASTLE Program in Camden (CASTLE= Children Achieving Success through Therapeutic Life Experiences)
Bags include: markers, crayons, colored pencils, sharpeners, coloring books, reading book, Kids CDs, Lily’s Sweets, crazy socks, one-year scholarship to attend Community Rocks! programs, t-shirt, yoga mat and “FITNESS ROCKS in a Box” (30+ exercise cards for kids to continue their fitness practice at home).
BACKPACK and SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE: July through September, #BeersandBackpacks
PENNIES with PURPOSE: Kids collect pennies to donate to local charities and global initiatives for example: Pennies for Puerto Rico, Pennies for Peace, Love & Fitness Rocks (kids exercise and raise money for sports and wellness supplies)
HOMELESS CARE BAGS: assembled as part of our annual MLK Day of Service & Kids Camp. Bags include socks, water bottle, crackers, soft granola bars, mints, chapstick
KIDS ROCK! SCHOLARSHIP FUND: Community Rocks! provides full and partial scholarships to any child who wants to learn but is unable to afford classes and lessons. Scholarships are provided for small group lessons, the Kids Band class and individual music lessons (in partnership with Collingswood Music), DANCE.. OVATIONS
TRANSPORTATION FUND: Providing children and families transportation to classes, lessons and events
KIDS CARE BAGS:
Throughout the year, Community Rocks assembles and distributes over 300 “Kids Care Bags” to patients at Virtua’s CASTLE Program in Camden, NJ. CASTLE (Children Achieving Success through Therapeutic Life Experiences) is a program that offers high-quality mental health services geared to help kids and teens with severe emotional, behavioral and psychiatric disorders. One of these services and “therapeutic life experiences” is Community Rocks. Three days a week Sara O’Brien teaches Fitness Rocks* (exercise, music, yoga) to kids ages 3-15 years old.
Every Friday anywhere from one to ten kids and teens “graduate” from CASTLE and receive this bag. This “Kids Care Bag” aka “Last Day Bag” is a collection of thoughtful goodies to celebrate their successful completion of the program and provide tools & resources to inspire creative and active.
Like most things with Community Rocks, these bags are 100% kid inspired and Sara has the fortunate opportunity to get to know each and every child that get a bag. In addition, every child receives a one-year scholarship to attend Community Rocks! Programs.
Creative, active and personal care items for children at. Bags include: markers, crayons, colored pencils, sharpeners, coloring books, Charlie & his Tutaroo book, Kids MUSIC CDs, one-year scholarship to attend Community Rocks! programs, t-shirt, yoga mat and “FITNESS ROCKS in a Box” (30+ exercise cards for kids to continue their fitness practice at home).
coloring book, markers, crayons, colored pencils, sharpener, WE ROCK! Kids CD,
Lily's Sweets, crazy socks, one-year scholarship to attend Community Rocks! programs,
t-shirt (Being Weird Is Cool), yoga mat and FITNESS ROCKS Tickets to good health (30+ exercise ”tickets”
for kids can continue their fitness practice at home.)
BACKPACK and SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE: July through September, #BeersandBackpacks
HOMELESS CARE BAGS: assembled and distributed as part of our annual MLK Day of Service & Kids Camp. Bags include socks, water bottle, crackers, soft granola bars, mints, chapstick, Vienna sausages.
& DONATIONS NEEDED
YEAR-ROUND DONATIONS NEEDED: basic art supplies (markers, crayons, colored pencils, sharpeners), instruments (guitars, drums, ukuleles) sports balls (basketballs, footballs, soccer balls)
SEASONAL DONATIONS NEEDED: Backpacks and school supplies (collected July-September) New kids coats, hats, gloves and food (collected November-January), Umbrellas (April & May)
DONATIONS NEEDED
YEAR-ROUND DONATIONS NEEDED: Socks for kids and teens (Superhero, colorful and black/white) basic art supplies (markers, crayons, colored pencils, sharpeners), instruments (guitars, drums, ukuleles) sports balls (basketballs, footballs, soccer balls)
SEASONAL DONATIONS NEEDED: Backpacks and school supplies (collected July-September) New kids coats, hats, gloves and food (collected November-January), Umbrellas (April & May)
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Music by kids, with kids, for kids!
The Community Rocks! Kids is a collaboration of children and teens, ages 3-17 who come together to create and perform songs written by kids, with kids, for kids.
Songs written by kids, with kids, for kids to enhance literacy, improve confidence, build self-esteem, motivate movement and empower teamwork.
To date, we’ve recorded three full length albums:
Sara O'Brien & Honeybabes
1. Wake Up
2. Summertime
3. Train to the Moon
4. Sing to Feel Alive
5. Being Weird Is Cool
6. Honeybabe
7. Camelot
8. Jumpin' in the Leaves
9. Fly Me to My Home
10. The New Jersey Song
℗© 2006 Sara O'Brien
& the Community Rocks! Kids
Please Stop Complaining!
1 . We Rock 02:28
2. Please Stop Complaining 01:40
3. Little Ladies! Little Men! 02:40
4. Friends 03:59
5. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 02:40
6. Big Blue Sky (The Rhyming Song) 03:15
7. Live Our Dreams 03:36
8. Plaid Pants 01:52
9. Yo! Yo! Let's Go! 02:37
10. Come Fly With Me 03:25
℗© 2011 Sara O'Brien
& the Community Rocks! Kids
We Rock! Hit Compilation
Please Stop Complaining CDs
MERCH inspired by MUSIC!
Support Community Rocks by proudly wearing our cool merch! All proceeds support our scholarship fund. The best thing about it? We designed it alll! In addition to grants and sponsorships, one of our major funding sources is our "COMMUNITY MERCH!" locally sourced merchandise inspired by our mission, music, arts & events. Items included t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, pint glasses, magnets pins, jewelry and art.
Love, Love, Love Hats
Spread Martin Luther King's message with these great wool beanies!
Stay warm and look great in this colorful, cozy hat!
Price: $12.00
Love, Love, Love T-Shirt
Based on the song "Love Love Love" by Sara O'Brien and the CommunityRocks Kids! written to honor the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Price: $25.00
I Really Like NJ Tees
Wear your Jersey heart on your sleeve(s) with our "I Really Like NJ" merchandise! Portion of sales help us keep Community Rocks alive!
Price: $20.00
Love! Love! Love!Sweatshirts
Sweatshirts are in! $40 adults, $25 kids. Pay using Venmo, CashApp or Credit/Debit. SEE BELOW!!!
Please include size, colors & quantity with payment “note”. Two-day shipping, PICK UP in store or we can DELIVER. Call/text with any issues: 856.296.2274 All proceeds benefit Community Rocks
Community ROCKSTARS
Donate * Volunteer * Sponsor * Partner
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Community Rocks! Kids sing it best when they say "I'm thankful for you, and to dance in these shoes, to sing and to play.... "Thank you to our Sponsors and Partners for enabling kids, families to Sing, Play, Express, Create, Perform....
Community Partners!
COLLABORATING with COMMUNITY members, local businesses and organizations, Community Rocks! provides Thank you to our community partners including Virtua Foundation, Collingswood Music, Ovations Dance Studio, P.A.C.E, ACS Press, Christus Lutheran Church, Crescent Moon Wellness, Valenzano Winery, YARDS Brewing Company, Rosebud Academy and Severino Pasta.
Glasses For Good at Chubby's!
Starting today, Chubby's Steakhouse will be hosting Glasses for Good — an ongoing joint charity event which gives back to our local community in partnership with Community Rocks!
Join us at the bar and raise your glass while raising funds for local education, arts and wellness programs. Stop by during our normal business hours, purchase your GLASS FOR GOOD and together we'll #DrinkForTheChildren!
$12 Donation & the First Drink is Free!
Includes: House Wine, Tito's Martini, Tequila Mule, Draft Beers & the Pint Glass/Mason Jar (Excludes Chimay Ale)
Past Events
June 2023
Breastfest 2023
Saturday, June 4, 2:00 - 9:00pm
We are so excited to announce our SAVE THE DATE for this year's BREASTFAST
Saturday, June 3, 2023! 2pm-9pm
Haddon Square, 51 Haddon Ave, (Haddon Square Pop-Up Beer Garden) Haddon Township, NJ
Click here for more info on The Tyanna Foundation:
Ticket sales: Coming Soon!! Family Friendly event - Food, Drink and Entertainment funds stay local and support Virtua Hospital’s Tyanna Barre O’Brien Breast Care Comfort Fund
Phillies vs. Mets Phundraiser
Saturday, June 24, 4:00pm
Join us as the Phillies battle the New York Mets Saturday, June 24th at 4:00pm at CITIZENS BANK PARK, Philadelphia, PA! All the proceeds benefit Community Rocks and its health & wellness for local kids and families.
Cost: $150!
Includes Ticket, Tailgate & Prizes (No fees are taken here):
Venmo, CashApp, Cash or Credit
WHYY Red Carpet Premier
February 17, 2023!
Watch our feature segment on the great work Sara O'Brien and her team are creating through Community Rocks! Here the "Gimme 5" reward system inspires youth through music, wellness and creativity.
Click here to WHYY TV 12 that originally aired at 7:30pm and 11pm on February 17, 2023. Go to the video link - the segment begins at the 12:51 mark. You Oughta Know is your guide to what’s happening in the Philadelphia region.
MLK Day
January 16, 2023!
Join us in celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.!
KIDS CAMP, 10am-4pm: Doors open at 9am * $10-$25 (suggested donation) Cost includes breakfast, lunch, activities, service-learning projects & supplies. Parents can drop-off or stay and participate. Activities listed below. SERVICE PROJECTS, 1-3pm: Homeless Care Bags, Kids Creative Bags, Warm Hug Baskets (for senior citizens)
SERVICE & ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
1. Assembling HOMELESS CARE BAGS KIDS CREATIVE & CARE BAGS and WARM HUG BASKETS (for senior citizens)
2. KINDNESS CARDS & hearts for veterans, senior citizens and to be placed in homeless care bags
3. STORY CIRCLES on the people, places and faces that inspired MLK & the Civil Rights Movement
4. BELOVED COMMUNITY BANNER pledging to help build MLK's vision of a beloved community
5. Love, Love LOVE LAND heART Show: Decorate hearts to hang in our homes throughout our neighborhoods
6. Singing & Songwriting Session
7. STORY QUILT: Quilts helped direct the Underground Railroad. Each participants will design a quilt square telling their story.
Donate * Volunteer * Sponsor * Partner
Give the Gift of ELF LAND!
We re-open Tuesday-Thursday 12/27-12/29. An indoor-outdoor immersive experience of lights, sites, sounds and interactive activities guaranteed to awaken the holiday spirit as you walk through the seven layers of the candy cane forest, surf the sea of swirly-twirly gum drops, make crafts & gifts in Santa's Workshop, visit Rudolph's Island of Misfit Toys, play Reindeer Games, skip through Buddy's Obstacle Course, SING LOUD FOR ALL TO HEAR, eat BEEF & CHEESE (burgers & hot dogs made by fake Santa who "sits on a throne of lies and smells like beef & cheese") venture into GIMBLES DEPARTMENT STORE, enjoy the WORLD's BEST CUP OF COFFEE (byo "syrup") and allow your kids to ACTUALLY make BUDDY’S BREAKFAST SPAGHETTI🍝😝🍬🍫🍬🍭🍩
COST
$10/Advance * $15/Door * $8/Members
$5/KIDS 5 & under * $0/Members 5 & under
COST INCLUDES: crafts, food, dessert and all activities
GROUP RATES AVAILABLE! Inquire Within
Become a member! call 856.296.2274
This Little Light of Mine
Gospel Sunday Brunch
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Join us in spreading light and love this holiday season with music by award winning gospel artist, Dwight Ross, Roxanne Paul AND our local favorites, the Trumpet Chics & PACE. We invite you to be a part of our annual candle-lighting ceremony and song with the Community Rocks Kids Choir. TICKETS: $25/advance, $30/door
Sunday, December 18, 2022
COST
$25/Advance * $30/Door * $10/Members
$5/KIDS 5 & under * $0/Members 5 & under
COST INCLUDES: food, dessert and all activities
GROUP RATES AVAILABLE! Inquire Within
Libations included!
Become a member! call 856.296.2274
Donate Today
GIVE THANKS, GIVE BACK!
Warm hats, gloves & sweatshirts
Needed items can also be purchased on our Amazon Wish List (and the doubling still counts!) Be sure to use smile.amazon.com and support Community Rocks Corp.
For complete information about our programs, VISIT: www.communityrocks.org, facebook.com/communityrocksnj, https://www.instagram.com/communityrockskids/. EMAIL: info@communityrocks.org, CALL/TEXT: 856.296.2274
COST
Thank you for your support. We wish you a healthy new year full of joy and laughter, peace, love, respect, compassion, kindess, be the joy, Bring the JOY!
MLK DAY 2023
MLK Days of Service, Celebration & Selma!
January 16-26th
CONTACT US
Want to learn more about our programs, events or mission?
Do not hesitate to reach out to us! We would love to hear from you!
Call (856) 310-6902 M-F during business hours or fill out contact form below!
36 N. King Street Gloucester City, NJ 08030