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Thought you
may be interested in two benefit concerts I, along with many others,
have produced in the past 20 months. Both, having been inspired
by the Pay it Forward philosophy, were (are) titled Pay it Forward
and both have (will) raised substantial funds for the Red Cross
relief funds for two local disasters.
The first, in June of 2001, raised over $50,000 to assist the 113
residents burnt out of their apartments by a devastating fire. The
final press release for that one is attached.
The second, Pay it Forward 2, to be held on March 6th, is in support
of the 1100 residents of Badger, NL who have had their entire community
evacuated for the past 10 days due to massive flooding of three
connecting rivers blocked with ice. Many will return, not for several
months, to destroyed homes, all having to leave in such a hurry
that few possessions or keepsakes could be saved or protected. Every
major entertainer in our fair province will entertain nearly 6000
people at Mile One Stadium and the rest of the Province via a two
hour live TV broadcast. We anticipate turning over around $200,000
to the relief effort.
The PIF philosophy was the genisis of these ideas, but it was the
goodwill of so many that has allowed us to make a difference.
CHEERS!
Peter MacKenzie
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