{"id":275,"date":"2018-07-13T12:41:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T12:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexcameronviolin.com\/?p=275"},"modified":"2023-06-08T14:35:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T14:35:55","slug":"12-year-old-violinist-plays-in-nyc-to-give-back-help-the-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexcameronviolin.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/13\/12-year-old-violinist-plays-in-nyc-to-give-back-help-the-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"12-year-old violinist plays in NYC to give back, help the homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Brendon Leslie \/ WINK News<br \/>\nPublished: July 13, 2018<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-276\" src=\"https:\/\/alexcameronviolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/wink_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"72\" \/>A teenager is giving back to his community, in more ways than one.<\/p>\n<p>You may have seen his\u00a0video on facebook\u00a0that\u2019s receiving hundreds of shares.<\/p>\n<p>12-year-old Alex Cameron is from Gateway and a professional violinist. While in New York to play with The Honors Orchestra at Carnegie Hall he decided to do something other than sightsee with his time.<\/p>\n<p>Alex noticed many homeless people on the streets of New York. He had the idea of busking to his version of Drake\u2019s hit, \u201cGod\u2019s Plan\u201d and giving the money away to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just gives me a feeling on the inside that is like no other,\u201d Alex said.<\/p>\n<p>Now this little pro has made it his mission to play all over the country and help those who are homeless. Monday he and his family leave for a road trip, giving back in each city they visit.<\/p>\n<p>Alex talks with those he helps too, \u201cOne guy he said he\u2019s been homeless for 25 years. I can\u2019t even imagine, when you\u2019re.. seems too long for me\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alex has played the violin since he was four, following in the footsteps of his father who is a professional violinist and producer.<\/p>\n<p>Together they created an\u00a0original soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Cameron, Alex\u2019s father, is certainly proud, \u201cI\u2019m amazed by what he can do on the violin but he really does have a giving spirit and this is part of his personality he loves to give and loves to give back with his music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to play music because it helps me connect with people and bring them together,\u201d Alex said, \u201cwhether they\u2019re homeless or they\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He hopes to create a national day where other musicians follow in his footsteps.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"God&#039;s Plan-Alex Cameron\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zLMF7DheTrg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Brendon Leslie \/ WINK News Published: July 13, 2018 A teenager is giving back to his community, in more ways than one. You may have seen his\u00a0video on facebook\u00a0that\u2019s receiving hundreds of shares. 12-year-old Alex Cameron is from Gateway and a professional violinist. 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