NEW YORK, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A mathematical group of New York's 9-11
heroes will be special guests at Stand Up For A Cure's sold-out September
10th concert by Grammy(R) winning Dave Matthews Band at Madison Square
Garden.
New York-based not-for-profit, Stand Up For A Cure created the 2008 Concert
Series as a yearlong effort to raise monetary resource and sentience for lung cancer
research and treatment. Because many emergency workers have been diagnosed
with lung cancer the Crab and lung related diseases after working at Ground Zero,
the band and polemonium van-bruntiae decided to donate tickets to New York September 11 first
responders and their families from the FDNY, NYPD and emergency medical
services.
"We wanted to give something back to these heroes whose solve at Ground
Zero is really inspiring," says Jordan Belkin, founder and executive
producer of Stand Up for a Cure.
Bob Young, a retired NYPD Lieutenant, who helpless his police officer boy
to lung cancer after working at Ground Zero, was one of the inspirations
for this: "My son was a NY city detective who reported to the World Trade
Center to help in the search for victims, place and evidence on
September eleventh. He died of lung cancer at the historic period of 48. John was a healthy
non-smoker, scarcely a happenstance," says his grieving beginner.
Tickets for the September 10th show can be purchased through
Ticketmaster using the password dmbcure. Exclusive VIP packages (party,
premium seating, gift, and photo op with the band) tin can be purchased
directly from the charity by career 212-209-3871. A portion of ticket
gross sales is tax deductible.
Comprised of Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Dave
Matthews (vocals, guitar), LeRoi Moore (saxophone) and Boyd Tinsley
(violin) -- Dave Matthews Band has sold a collective 35 million units (CD
and DVD combined) since the 1994 release of its major label debut, Under
the Table and Dreaming. Last February, Bon Jovi was the kickoff to perform in
the Series of exclusive, private shows, which has included performances by
Jerry Seinfeld and Brian Wilson. The Series has been made possible by
sponsors and private donors.
According to the National Cancer Institute, lung cancer is the leading
cause of cancer-related death among both men and women in the United States
and it will kill more people this year than breast cancer, prostate gland cancer,
and colorectal cancer combined. About 84% of all lung cancers are diagnosed
at an advanced stage -- including smokers and nonsmokers -- and only some
16% of all patients survive this disease after five years.
About Stand Up For A Cure (http://www.sufac.org) -- Stand Up For A Cure was
founded to raise awareness and funding for lung genus Cancer research, treatment
and education. Since and then, they get expanded the scope of their efforts to
include other forms of cancer and allied diseases such as HIV/AIDS.
Stand Up For A Cure's relationships with some of the finest medical
institutions, research institutes and government agencies allows them to
maneuver support and funding to those programs which demonstrate the to the highest degree
evidence-based hope for progress.
To leverage tickets, visit http://www.sufac.org or call 212-209-3871.
Event media contact:
Rob Goldstone or David Wilson
Oui 2 Public Relations
212 541 5698
More info
Wednesday 13 August 2008
Wednesday 6 August 2008
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Artist: Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Genre(s):
Rock
Blues
Discography:
Black Music for White People
Year: 1991
Tracks: 12
Portrait of a Man
Year:
Tracks: 19
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