Light of Day Winterfest 2016 Benefit for Parkinson's Disease

[rocktivity]

Last edited Mon Jan 11, 2016, 02:04 PM - Edit history (1)

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ASBURY PARK -- What started as a private party on the Jersey Shore has ballooned into one of rock music’s most celebrated charity events and has raised more than $3 million for research on Parkinson’s disease...

Bob Benjamin, a manager of rock bands and a longtime fixture on the Jersey Shore music scene, was diagnosed...(i)n 2000...“(W)e threw together...a birthday party...to show...we were there for him,” said concert promoter...Tony Pallagrosi. “But Bob called me and said: ‘You know that surprise party you’re having for me? There’s a Parkinson’s disease foundation in New York. Let’s use the party to get them donations.’”

The rest is worthy of a lengthy chapter in New Jersey rock history... (More)

With nearly three dozen events scheduled through next Monday, there's still time to get tickets or donate online!


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[hollysmom]

1. thanks for this,

My niece just informed me her mother has Parkinsons and it is what my father died of. Sounds like something she would like to attend.