Heartfelt thanks to our good friend Gerald Johnson for his generous donation to the James Burton Foundation.
He has supported our foundation for many years and we certainly appreciate it.
Donations like his allow us to provide more guitars for children and vets.
Thanks again Gerry!

GOD BLESS!

James

The James Burton Foundation was very honored to recently donate and present two requested guitars to Commander Mike McTiernan from Chapter 30 of the Disabled American Veterans Association for use by veterans.

The James Burton Foundation salutes out troops, both current and former.

In April, The James Burton Foundation was thrilled to team up with The Cordoba Music Group and ESP Guitar Company to provide 12 guitars to West Tennessee Heritage Center, an after-school music program for kids in Brownsville, Tennessee.

Here are the kids taking delivery of the guitars.

Another generation of guitar players being touched by the gift of music.

Many thanks to all involved.

On Wednesday, December 20th, The James Burton International Guitar Festival Presented a ‘Rockin’ Louisiana Christmas’ concert at Margaritaville Casino in Bossier City. The James Burton Foundation was thrilled to be able to donate 45 guitars to U.S. Veterans that evening and call each veteran up on stage to acknowledge their service.
Recently, our foundation was sent an email from someone who attended the show and presentation.
We wanted to share it with you. It meant a lot to us.
Know that your support for the James Burton Foundation makes such a huge difference.
Happy New Year and may it be the best one yet!

I was at the show at Margaritaville last night with my boyfriend, a combat veteran. I wanted to share with your organization how wonderful this event was for those veterans. The music was awesome and I know they were all happy to be given the gift of a guitar, but the chance to see other veterans and enjoy this event together was something I think they all valued. I heard several times as they greeted one another, “This is like a family reunion” or similar words. This can be a very difficult time of year for those that survived combat; many are grateful to have come home, but they struggle because they all know some that will never come home. It was a blessing for them to share this time together with those that truly understand these feelings. Thank you for honoring those that served. Merry Christmas and may God bless all of you.
Kim Putman