BEIJING, June 30, 2010 – Today, the music of the heart resonated through the corridors of the Great Hall of the People with the launch of Mercedes-Benz "Inspiring the Future" Project Hope Happy Music Classroom Program. With this new initiative under the Mercedes-Benz Star Fund, the program aims to furnish proper music classrooms in 125 Hope Schools and bring the beautiful sound of music to more than 40,000 students across China.
This initiative is off to a lively start along with the voices of Project Hope music ambassadors, Yu Quan, and a group of Hope School children singing to the tunes of the program's theme song "Happy Singing", which is penned by the famous singing duo.
"Music has the special power to move enrich lives, and it is especially meaningful to young children. With the launch of Happy Music Classroom Program in cooperation with the China Youth Development Foundation, we hope to provide the children in remote areas with proper music education that they have never received before," said Mr. Klaus Maier, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz (China) Ltd. "This is also a brand new initiative under the newly-launched Mercedes-Benz Star Fund, and further demonstrated our enduring efforts in promoting music education, as it is the hope and future of today's children that keep us moving forward."