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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., March 8 (UPI) -- Organizers of an air guitar world record attempt at Rutgers University said they fell short of the mark but raised more than $4,000 for music and art programs.
The Rutgers University Programming Association said attendance Friday at the Louis Brown Athletic Center was not high enough to break September's record of 1,436 people simultaneously playing invisible guitars, set at Canada's Brock University, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University, reported Monday.
Alexandria Intravatola, the programming association's vice president of spirit and special events, said donations totaled more than $4,000 for New Brunswick School District art and music programs.
"Will I say this is a failure? Absolutely not," Intravatola said. "This event was still successful for many people."
She said the programming association may take aim at another world record next year.
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