The “Help for Haiti” tour that is taking place in Worcestershire over the next few months has raised nearly £700.00 so far for the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal, and the next “Help for Haiti” concert takes place on Saturday 27th February 2010 at The Art House Café in Worcester.
A number of live music acts in the area are donating their time to play at this gig and others to raise funds for the appeal and appearing on the bill this Saturday will be four renowned acoustic acts – Laura Thompson, Tyler Massey, Tina V and Chris Jones, who has written his own special song to raise further funds for the appeal entitled “Just Do What You Can”.
Lisa Ventura, Organiser of the “Help for Haiti” tour said: “We have had a fantastic start to the fund-raising for the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal and I’m hoping the rest of the tour will build on this. The acoustic concert at the Art House Café will be a very relaxed, ambient event so if you are out shopping in Worcester and fancy taking the weight off your feet with some lunch or with coffee/tea and cake, come on in, relax and listen to some fantastic live acoustic music at the same time”.
Entry to the event on Saturday is free, but donations will be welcome. There will also be T-shirts for sale at £6 each and CD’s of Chris’s Jones’s single “Just Do What You Can” will be for sale for £1 each. All proceeds from donations and these two items will go to the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal.
The tour will progress to other areas of Herefordshire and Worcestershire including Redditch, Bromsgrove, Malvern and Hereford and other confirmed dates and events include:
Saturday 27th February 2010 - The Art House Cafe, Worcester - Daytime Special - 12.00pm
Featuring - Chris Jones, Laura Thompson, Tyler Massey and Tina V
Entry - donations, t-shirt and CD single sales
Saturday 27th February 2010 - The Green Dragon, Sambourne, 8.00pm
Featuring - The Collective Soul Band
Entry - donations on the door
Saturday 7th March 2010 - The Old Rectifying House, Worcester - Daytime Acoustic Special - 2.00pm
Featuring - Chris Jones, Bob "Poor Man" Jones and more to be announced
Entry - donations on the door, raffle & t-shirt sales
Saturday 20th March 2010 - The Art House Cafe, Worcester - 7.00pm
Featuring - Chris Jones, Claire Boswell, Marzipan Moon and more to be confirmed
Entry - donations on the door, raffle & t-shirt sales
Friday 26th March 2010 - Worcester Arts Workshop - 7.00pm
Featuring - Laura Thompson, Polar Rays, The Cohen Brothers and Danse Macabre
Entry fee - £4.00 on the door, raffle & T-shirt sales
Saturday 10th April 2010 - The Lamb, Malvern - 7.00pm
Featuring - Chris Jones, Stompin' On Spiders, Absolute Ataxia and Rhondda
Entry - donations on the door, raffle & t-shirt sales
Saturday 1st May 2010 - The Marrs Bar, Worcester - Help For Haiti Tour Finale - 7.00pm
Featuring - Chris Jones, KGB Slideshow, Danse Macabre and The Dastards.
Entry - £4 on the door, raffle and t-shirt sales
“We are also still looking for musicians and bands who are willing to play and donate their time to help support this worthy fund-raising appeal, and other volunteers to help promote the tour through their networks and online social media channels e.g. myspace, facebook and twitter,” said Lisa Ventura. “We are also looking for other promoters who are putting on live music events in February and March and who would like to join in with the fund-raising efforts. And if you can’t make any of the fund-raising events we are planning, you can still donate to the appeal by visiting www.justgiving.com/justdowhatyoucan - please donate to the cause even if you can only spare some small change, as every little bit helps”.
For more information about the Help for Haiti tour and future fund-raising events, please visit www.wizard-promotions.co.uk.
Notes to Editors:
1. Photographs are available the Wizard Promotions team that are ready for printing. Please contact enquiries@wizard-promotions.co.uk or call 0845 652 0621 to receive these. Further information can be obtained from Lisa Ventura at Wizard Promotions on 0845 652 0621 or enquiries@wizardpromotions.co.uk.
2. Wizard Promotions is a new promoter of gigs and live events in Worcestershire and the Midlands. Their ethos is to organise quality and entertaining live music events and gigs to showcase the very best live music that the Midlands has to offer and to raise funds for the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal. They have worked with many bands and musicians in Worcestershire over the years and have experience of promoting live events through their many channels.
3. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) was formed in 1963. They are an umbrella organisation for 13 humanitarian aid agencies. At times of overseas emergency, the DEC brings together a unique alliance of the UK's aid, corporate, public and broadcasting sectors to rally the nation's compassion, and ensure that funds raised go to DEC agencies best placed to deliver effective and timely relief to people most in need. Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is a Registered Charity No: 1062638.
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