shainhouse Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 - Below is the press release for a big benefit concert in support of the charity my sister founded and I help run. I hope anyone can make it, as the show will be terrific. If not, thanks for reading anyways!www.allisjourney.caYoung and renowned Canadian musicians perform atsecond annual Take My Hand fundraising concertbenefiting The Princess Margaret Hospital Cell Therapy ProgramTickets Now On Sale!For Immediate Release For Media Information: Vince J. Ciarlo Publicity & PublicRelations Tel: 416-763-3783 Cell: 416-458-5090 Email: vciarlo@idirect.comCanadian artists, covering a rich and diverse range of musicalstyles and tastes will gather together at the Toronto Centre for the Arts onThursday, May 3, 2007, for Take My Hand, the second annual Alli's Journeyfundraising concert, benefiting The Princess Margaret Hospital Cell TherapyProgram.From opera, classical, alternative and bluegrass to Broadway, cabaret,reggae, soul, and hip-hop, renowned Canadian music director David Warrackhas programmed an evening of music to suit all musical tastes and styles,reflecting a variety of this country's musical talent. The evening featuresperformances by a range of renowned and up and coming artists including:Renowned Canadian singer, television and stage actor Thom Allison; vocalistLily Frost, singer/songwriter Matthew Barber; and the Andras Weber StringQuartet; also Theresa Tova, award-winning actor, writer and singer;universally acclaimed lyric-tenor Mark Dubois; Nancy White, Queen of theTopical Song; Stone Fox, the Wexford Singers and Kae Sun, reggae, soul,funk, gospel and hip hop singer/songwriter. Television and stage actressJackie Richardson and Toronto's Barenaked Ladies will appear in the concertin video presentations.Alli's Journey is a new charitable organization formed in tribute to AlliShapiro-Amar, a young cancer patient who succumbed to Lymphoma in July 2006at the age of 26. Alli's Journey supports education, research and supportfor young adults with cancer, a large segment of the population that israrely recognized. This concert honours Dr. Armand Keating and the new CellTherapy program at Princess Margaret Hospital.The Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) Cell Therapy Program, recentlyestablished under the leadership of Dr. Armand Keating, aims to treatcancers and other medical conditions by using specific cells from patientsor donors rather than with drugs. Dr. Keating is an internationallyrecognized expert in stem cell transplantation and cell therapy. Heestablished the largest stem cell transplantation program in Canada, was asenior scientist of the National Cancer Institute of Canada and holdsleadership positions in professional organizations in stem celltransplantation and hematology as well as with the cell therapy program ofthe U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. He is Director ofHematology, Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and holds theGloria and Seymour Epstein Chair in Cell Therapy and Transplantation. Forthe past ten year, he was also Head of Medical Oncology and Hematology atPMH.Take My Hand will be held at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, Main Stage,5040 Yonge Street. Tickets range from $50 - $150 and can be purchasedthrough Ticketmaster, online at www.tickemaster.ca or by phone at416-872-1111.For more information on Alli's Journey log on to www.allisjourney.ca or call416-782-0057. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 will try and make it Shain... definately sounds like a worthwhile benefitcheers buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted April 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 I hope so.. More info is at www.allisjourney.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 should be there, mehinks.back by then, shain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted April 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 I will be around May 1 - 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted April 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 donate online here..http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=s90642 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted April 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Bob Egan and Ron James are also confirmed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 shain - dunno if its just me, but the Ticketmaster link in yer post gave me 10 or so popups, and nothing useful.so's ya know.see you next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Marge Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Chin chin, Margie's in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Nice Margie...see you tonight.We can drag you out to Guelph if you want tonight!Deeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 My thoughts are with everyone who is participating in this event, and to everyone who has been affected by the cause in which it represents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Marge Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 It was an amazing event. There were 100 bright-eyed and sweet-voiced kids up on stage singing at one point and at another, I saw Deeps sharing the lyric sheet for "Wish Upon a Star" with a famous opera singer... you should have seen this guy's pompadour!!! Beautiful.Congratulations to Shain and family for continuing to do such great work... Ali's Journey has over tripled their charity sponsorship since last year!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 thanks so much to anyone who supported this. event #3 is next year, featuring more great bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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