In the article, Lambert talks about S-One’s community engagement and desire to give back. “I love this community,” he says. “It’s been good to us. Having the team resource to give back is a way for me to personally give back.”

The article features S-One’s contributions to the Sarasota YMCA, Keep Sarasota Beautiful, All Faith’s Food Bank and the annual Rock for a Cause event, which S-One produces each year to support local music education programs.

Check out the entire article below:

“Our goal is to send five students to the Berklee Summer Programs,” says Angie Lane, a member of S-One’s Leadership Team. “By donating $1 per order for two months, S-One is ensuring that one of those five students will definitely go. We’re counting on our generous sponsor partners to help us reach our goal.”

S-One and Del Couch made this announcement at the Rock for a Cause Kick-off Party on May 12 on the fourth floor rooftop patio of the S-One headquarters, located on Main Street. During the party, students and alumni from the Foundation performed for attendees. They included 2015 Rock for a Cause winner Paige Merriman, iTunes chart-topping Matt Walden and 2014 American Idol contestant Sam Woolf, all of whom have been mentored by Del Couch and the Foundation.

“Partnering with S-One offers us an incredible opportunity to provide more for the students,” says Del Couch. “With the Berklee Summer Program, kids can stay from three days to five weeks at the most prestigious music college in the world. In fact, Sam Woof attended the five-week course, which led to him appearing on American Idol. It can truly start somebody’s career.”

To stay up-to-date on upcoming Rock for a Cause announcements and events, please follow the event on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. See photos from the Rock for a Cause Kick-Off Party in the gallery below:

ABOUT S-ONE: S-One Holdings Corporation is a global holding company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida that oversees a number of subsidiary companies: ABAQA, Avatrex, Brand Management Group, LexJet and Utopia Digital Technologies. S-One owns the brand names of Avatrex, Craft Attitude®, and LexJet®. S-One’s subsidiaries and brands are known throughout the graphics and media industries for the research, development, manufacturing, sale and distribution of products for imaging and design professionals worldwide. Through its subsidiary companies, S-One is the exclusive distributor of Tara Materials’ Fredrix line of wide-format inkjet canvas, and is the exclusive business partner for HP large format print media, and has the exclusive trademark licensing agreement for KODAK wide-format inkjet media and KODAK PROFESSIONAL Inkjet Media.

S-One has spearheaded Rock for a Cause for the past two years, celebrating the community and its local musicians. In year one, rockers Seven Years Past took the title and donated funds to Riverview High School. Last year, 15-year-old sensation Paige Merriman won the title, with donations going to Lakewood Ranch High School and the Del Couch Music Education Foundation, where she is mentored by Del, has recorded a CD and performed with the Foundation’s other talented musicians, such as 2014 American Idol contestant Sam Woolf, and iTunes chart-topping singer-songwriter Matt Walden. Each year, the winning schools also received additional grant money from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

“Being a part of the Del Couch Music Education Foundation and having the honor of winning such a respectable title has really put things into perspective for me,” Paige says. “Rock for a Cause showed me that I am, in fact, capable of much more than I thought. I can’t thank everyone enough who’s supported me and continues to do so.”

During the Foundation’s annual fundraiser, Heart of the Song, on March 19, 2016, S-One announced the new partnership. Funds raised through the 2016 Rock for a Cause event will be allocated to sending Foundation students to the Berklee College of Music Summer Internship program. The Heart of the Song featured performances by Sam Woolf, Matt Walden, Paige Merriman and One Night Rodeo.

“I’m excited to partner with a great community leader like S-One,” says Del Couch, founder of the Del Couch Music Education Foundation. “For these kids, spending a summer at Berklee’s program gives them exposure to the best music instructors at the leading music university in the world.”

Stay tuned to Rock for a Cause’s web page and Facebook page for updates on sponsorship opportunities, band submissions and event details.

“Our No. 1 goal with Rock for a Cause is to give back to the community in a fun and meaningful way, specifically ensuring that kids have access to music and arts programs – and Del’s Foundation is a great avenue to do just that,” says S-One’s Shauna Malgieri, head of the Rock for a Cause Executive Committee. “This event captures S-One’s family spirit while bringing together local musicians with some good, old-fashioned competition. We’re definitely ready to rock this year! Are you?”

Check out the gallery of photos from the Heart of the Song benefit, during which we announced our new partnership:

ABOUT S-ONE HOLDINGS CORPORATION: S-One Holdings Corporation is a global holding company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida that oversees a number of subsidiary companies: ABAQA Corporation, Avatrex Corporation, Brand Management Group, LexJet Corporation and Utopia Digital Technologies. Through its subsidiary companies, S-One is the exclusive distributor of Tara Materials’ Fredrix line of wide-format inkjet canvas, and is the exclusive business partner for HP large format print media, and has the exclusive trademark licensing agreement for KODAK wide-format inkjet media and KODAK PROFESSIONAL Inkjet Media.

ABOUT THE DEL COUCH MUSIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION: The Del Couch Music Education Foundation offers children free access to music education, recording equipment and mentorship. The foundation is located inside the Manatee School for the Arts in Palmetto, Fla., where the program founder and director Del Couch conducts four levels of classroom training in music recording and production and providing performance opportunities through events and mentorships.

Shore Dogs

Audiosphere

Jah Movement Raggae Band

Paige Merriman

Doug Burns

South Trail Band

The second annual Rock for a Cause event takes place Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, from 1 to 8 p.m. at Payne Park in Sarasota. During the day of the event, a voting platform will be opened so the public can choose their favorite band. The winner will be announced that evening and will receive $1,500. The winning band has pre-selected the local school’s music education program to receive a $3,500 donation, which will also be announced that evening.

This is an event for people of all ages and families alike, so please come out to support your local economy, local music scene, and help encourage people to visit and partake in activities Downtown Sarasota.

Now it’s time start thinking about this year’s submissions. Bands or solo musicians in Sarasota or surrounding counties can go to srqrocks.org/band-submissions and get instructions on how to provide two songs in audio or video format and fill out the bio form by Oct. 9, 2015. Rock for a Cause staff will contact each entrant to finish the application process. Public voting will run Oct. 12-23.

Rock for a Cause will be held on Nov. 21, from 1 to 8 p.m. at Payne Park in Sarasota. The event will include vendors, food, kids activities, giveaways, live music and more. Sponsorship and vendor opportunities are also available. Please visit the Event Sponsorship page.

For more information about this event, which supports local music education programs, please go to our Contact page.

“Truly, the best thing about SRQRocks is that when we look back at this event in the future, the best possible memory one could have will be recalled, ‘Hey! It like a family event,'” Seven Years Past said on its Facebook page.

The event, which included food, vendors and a kids’ area along with the live music, raised more than $8,000 and drew an estimated crowd of 2,000 in attendance throughout the duration of the event, which ran from 3 to 10 p.m.

“It was great to see the talented musicians from Sarasota and to watch the crowd, adults and kids, enjoying the fun event!” says Art Lambert, president and CEO of S-One. “I even had my face painted!  The organizing teams from S-One’s Culture Club and Sarasota’s Young Professionals Group should get a rousing applause and standing ovation for such a wonderful charitable cause!  Let’s do it again!”

The local bands that performed during the event included Seven Years Past, In Treble, Hymn For Her, First World Problems and The Savannah Brady Band. S-One’s in-house band, The Paperboys, kicked off the performances with some classic rock-n-roll tunes.

“What started as an idea from Art Lambert turned into an event that far exceeded our expectations,” says Shauna Malgieri, who joined the Rock for a Cause Executive Committee with fellow S-One teammates, Angie Lane and Karim Manning. “We expected it to be a fairly small event, but we ended up with a total of 29 band submissions, and the website had more than 10,000 unique views from all over the country.”

Below are some scenes throughout the day. Please visit our Gallery on our Who We Are page.

During the event, which runs from 3­–10 p.m. on Palm Avenue, the top six bands (chosen from online submissions) will compete for $1,500 cash prize and a chance to allocate $3,500 to the music department of a local school of their choice. The winning band will also come back and play the closing set. Vendors will sell products, food and beverages, and kids will have their own special area, too.

Bands that would like to compete can visit SRQRocks.com to submit two songs in audio or video format by Sept. 15. All genre, age and talent levels are encouraged to participate. Anyone can visit the page and vote for the band they’d like to see perform at the event. Follow all the updates on Facebook.

S-One’s own in-house band will perform before the six finalists take the stage, so be sure to save the date and join us for Rock for a Cause on Oct. 11.