David Lamotte believes music can make a difference in the world.  Believing it is one thing, but David put his belief into practice in 2004 when he and his wife Deanna founding PEG Partners (Proyecto para las Escuelas Guatemaltecas) , a program to take music into the schools in Guatemala.   LEAF International was founded on a similar prinicple, believing that the Lake Eden Arts Festival could impact the world by working in selected countries to bring music to kids.    Now the two organizations are working together in Guatemala to accomplish their mission.   David LaMotte and LEAF Staffers Sarah & Celeste just returned from a fantastic voyage to El Tejar GUATEMALA in January.

Seeing the music programs in action and meeting the kids Sarah wrote, "it was the BEST day of her life"! Celeste felt that "The music program has had a profound impact on these children's lives. Coming to school a couple hours a day to PLAY MUSIC is what these children look forward too." David LaMotte, "The NEEDS ARE HUGE, of course, but we believe that SMALL CHANGES MATTER, and that through BUILDING relationships and BEING PERSONALLY PRESENT and involved with each project WE CAN MAKE small changes that are MEANINGFUL."

LEAF International is a non-profit collaborative outreach program that matches youth globally with instruments and mentors, empowers youth through music, arts, and by connecting to their cultural traditions.  Current projects are located in Rwanda, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, and Bequia.

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