GREAT WHITE Jammin' For Kids
July 26, 2007John Sharp of Peoria, IL's Journal Star reports that when GREAT WHITE performs Saturday at the Ham 'N Jam festival, some of the proceeds will go toward helping sick children, organizers say.
Raising money for charitable causes is something GREAT WHITE, a 1980s hard rock band from California, is used to doing ever since the band's involvement in the Feb. 20, 2003, tragedy at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I.
"We feel good if it's for a good cause," lead singer Jack Russell said.
But not everyone is singing the band's praises when it comes to raising money for the unfortunate.
"When we first worked with them, we caught a lot of flak," said Theresa O'Toole, a North Carolina resident who was at the nightclub in 2003 and now helps run The Station Family Fund, which provides money to those injured during the tragic blaze that killed 100 people and injured nearly 200.
GREAT WHITE, with singer Russell leading the way, offered to perform charity shows and donate the proceeds to The Station Family Fund. The band raised an estimated $80,000 for the Fund in 2003.
"We were just a bunch of people that were there that night who were trying to raise money (to help the survivors)," O'Toole said. "In the beginning, there was a huge split between the survivors and the family members who lost someone. They were hurting and there was anger there."
Read the entire article atwww.pjstar.com.
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