Smokey Robinson donates $1M and musical instruments to middle school in Arlington Heights

Wednesday, January 18, 2017
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Students at Pio Pico Middle School in Arlington Heights now have a million reasons to make beautiful music.

As part of a program called Little Kids Rock, on Wednesday they received brand-new instruments and a $1 million donation from Motown legend Smokey Robinson.
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To view the donation ceremony and Robinson's live performance with the students, watch the video above.
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