Inaugural ‘Sessions at CVR’ to Debut on August 22nd

EATONTOWN, N.J. - Aug. 15, 2013 - PRLog -- Musicians to Perform for People with Special Needs

EATONTOWN, NJ – August 12, 2013 – The Center for Vocational Rehabilitation (CVR) is proud to announce its inaugural “Sessions at CVR” for Thursday, August 22nd at CVR’s Eatontown facility. The performance will be headlined by Chuck Lambert from the Chuck Lambert band. The lunch hour jam sessions are being staged to help increase the socialization opportunities for CVR’s special needs participants. Exposure to the arts can play an essential role in the lives of all people with special needs by promoting self-expression and communication.

“Our primary goal at CVR is to help foster a spirit of confidence and independence in our participants by providing them with job readiness skills and gainful employment,” said Russell Anderson, President/CEO of CVR. “However, many special needs people do not get the opportunity to experience the arts first hand, and we saw this as an opportunity for our participants to experience the positive energy that live music can provide. We are excited to unite our participants with professional musicians and we could not be more excited for “the Bluesman” Chuck Lambert to be our first performer.”

“Sessions at CVR” will be lunch hour performance sessions staged periodically at the CVR production center. CVR’s special needs program participants will have the opportunity to listen, dance and sing to music that spans a variety of genres and styles.

“For over 50 years, CVR has been recognizing the inherent worth and potential in special needs people, and provide them the training to prove it to the world and themselves,” said Travis Johnson, Marketing and Activities Coordinator at CVR. “That experience has taught us that lack of socialization is one of the biggest issues our participants face. By having musicians come to CVR, not only do they get any enriching social experience, they gain a connection to the community and the increased feeling that they matter.”

Playing before the audience at CVR hits home for Chuck Lambert.

"I'm happy to be playing for this community,” said Lambert. “Being the parent of a special needs child brings a personal meaning to me and the support they should receive."

Musicians who wish to participate in a future edition of “Sessions at CVR,” please contact Travis Johnson at tjohnson@cvrus.org.

Founded in 1954, Eatontown-based Center for Vocational Rehabilitation (CVR) has provided what people with disabilities need most for their self-respect and the esteem of others: WORK.  CVR facilitates personal growth and helps bring dignity and respect to the people it serves through a variety of vocational and partial-care rehabilitation programs. For more information about CVR, a 501(c)(3) charity, please visit: http://cvrus.org.

Playing the blues for over 40 years, Chuck Lambert (http://chucklambert.com/bios.html#chuck) complements his fiery guitar playing with compelling vocals. Chuck delivers string after string of blues "bullets," but he can also sound as soft as an acoustic 12-string guitar. For more information about Chuck Lambert, please visit: www.chucklambert.com.