The East Aurora Bee featured us on the front page of their paper on November 6, 2025! See full article below.
By Justin Sullivan, Editor of East Aurora Bee
Elma-based sasi operated Original Kazoo Company was inducted into the 2025 Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.
The Original Kazoo Factory, owned and operated by Elma-based nonprofit sasi (Suburban Adult Services, Inc.), has secured a spot in Western New York music history.
Earlier this month, The Original American Kazoo Company, located in Eden, was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, alongside 10 other artists and music groups.
The Original American Kazoo Company is the oldest and now the only metal kazoo factory in the world, with roots going back to 1907. The kazoo stands out as the only known musical instrument invented and mass-produced in the United States.
In 1985, sasi embraced that spirit by founding The Original Kazoo Company as part of its vocational mission for adults with disabilities. What began as a modest workshop teaching basic woodworking and metalworking has flourished into a full-fledged social enterprise. Today over 30 talented artisans with disabilities hand‑assemble, hand‑finish, and individually inspect every kazoo.
Sasi calls the program a celebration of American invention and lasting community impact.
Headquartered in Elma, sasi’s reach stretches throughout Erie, Cattaraugus, and Wyoming counties with its residential and habilitation facilities. In addition to their Original Kazoo Company, sasi also runs SAGE Janitorial Services, where sasi participants are employed alongside industry professionals for cleaning and grounds maintenance.
Sasi also runs the High Hurdles Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program and the Moving Miracles Dance Studio.
Additional inductees to the 2025 Buffalo Music Hall of Fame include:
The Balkan Serenaders | Bob Burwell | The El Tempos | Jim Beishline
Johnny Soul | John Bryans | Tina Parol | Larry Covelli
Buffalo Philharmonic Choir | Michelle Thomas
For more information on this year’s inductees, visit: www.bmhof.org.