Enter Rock and a Heart Place
Rock and a Heart Place a documentary by Nancy Sabino and Michael Sodano
It's a Wonderful Life
Christmas gift dvd

It started one Christmas when Jersey Shore musician Tim McLoone volunteered to feed the homeless:  “It was so quiet.  So depressing.”  Something was missing. 

Music.

In 1993, McLoone formed the answer:  Holiday Express.  Each year from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, nearly 400 New Jersey musicians and volunteers band together to spread Christmas cheer.  Their venues are soup kitchens and nursing homes.  Their audience is the poor -- poor in health, wallet, and spirit.  “If Christmas were on wheels,” said one fan, “it would be Holiday Express.”
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Diane Alter wrote of ROCK and a HEART PLACE in The Journal:
"Get a jump on the holiday season and treat your friends and your family to a moving, an inspiring, and a true tale about the gift of human kindness and the power of music. This DVD is destined to become the next holiday movie tradition akin to "'It's a Wonderful Life.'"

Read more about the hit Christmas movie about volunteering and keep up to date with screenings and events in our blog.

Finding the right match for your volunteering efforts is easy. Click here to peruse the links page and research volunteering opportunities across the country.
service learning character education Many educators and civic organizations are using ROCK and a HEART PLACE to illustrate the power of volunteering. A Scout Leader from West Virginia wrote:

"I volunteer at a Boy Scout Troop in my community. I help the kids earn the 'Citizenship in the Community' Merit Badge. One of the requirements for this Merit Badge is:
'With the approval of your counselor and a parent, watch a movie that shows how the actions of one individual or a group of individuals can have a positive effect on a community. Discuss with your counselor what you learned from the movie about what it means to be a valuable and concerned member of the community.'

We used the education version of 'Rock and a Heart Place' for this requirement. Many of the other movies I saw recommended on Scouting web pages didn't seem suitable. . . . Also it was great that the educational version is 35 minutes long and could easily be seen and discussed in a single meeting.

I recommend this documentary to other Scouters."