Medina County veterans earn free guitars to keep
Through Guitars 4 Vets, veterans who finish ten free lessons get an acoustic guitar to keep. About 40 have taken part in Medina, and they now plan a holiday performance at a nursing home.
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Veterans in Medina County who finish ten free lessons through Guitars 4 Vets receive an acoustic guitar to keep, WOSU Public Media reported. About 40 veterans have taken part locally. They are planning a holiday performance at a nursing home. The guitar is the reward for finishing the ten lessons. The nursing-home show is still ahead, not a concert that has already been played.
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Veterans in Medina County, Ohio, can take free guitar lessons through Guitars 4 Vets, WOSU reported. Anyone who finishes ten lessons gets an acoustic guitar to keep. About 40 veterans have taken part in Medina. They are planning a holiday performance at a nursing home. That concert is still a plan. The guitars are what graduates of the ten lessons get to take home.
- Why give the guitar only after ten lessons, instead of on the first day?
- What can playing with other veterans do that practicing alone cannot?
- How is a planned performance different from one that has already happened?
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