Music teacher Emily Kilkenny is back in tune after a generous public response to the theft of her guitar. (Picture: DAMIAN WHITE)
MUSIC teacher Emily Kilkenny has returned to the classroom with a new donated guitar only days after thieves stole hers. The loss of her guitar and other equipment worth $1000 meant she had to cancel classes with children and put in doubt planned Christmas concerts at the Honeypot Childcare Centre. Overwhelmed by the generosity of the community, Ms Kilkenny said the children's concerts were back on. Music store Dale Cleves gave Ms Kilkenny a guitar and a fund-raising campaign by the child-care centre has attracted donations from businesses and families across the city. ``A little boy gave his piggy bank which had one dollar in it, which was beautiful,'' she said. ``My faith in mankind has been restored - I felt a bit naked without the guitar. I've been overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers.'' Thieves stole her guitar and children's CDs from her locked car on Barkly Street.
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