New Milford Man Gives the Gift of Music to Kids
It wasn't easy for Vinny Rodriguez to move with his family from the Bronx to Yonkers when he was 8-years-old. His only friend at the time was his guitar.
According to CT Insider, Vinny, who's now 58, has a job he enjoys and considers music as his life's passion. His boss, Mike Boyle, the president of Base Technologies, handed over $500 to each of his employees to donate to whoever they wished.
Vinny purchased three guitars with the sole purpose of giving them away to children. He posted about his 'guitar giveaway' on Facebook, not knowing that people would react by cheering him on by donating money to support his cause. Vinny was so moved by how the kids reacted when receiving their new guitars that he wrote lyrics to an old tune he used to play to get his son to sleep. It's called "Smiles I Can't See."