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Weeks after Hurricane Ike forced a delay in the start of the 2008 Party on the Plaza concert seires, concert officials have announced a new launch that will benefit hurricane victims.
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According to concert series spokesman Michael Kobus, the 2008 Party on the Plaza season will kick off with a hurricane benefit concert featuring top stars Javier Galvan y Grupo Fama, Eddie Gonzalez y Grupo Natural and Latin GRAMMY nominee, Stefani Montiel, on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
According to a prepared news release, Party on the Plaza, one of the largest outdoor concert series of its kind, was forced to cut short its season as Hurricane Ike made its way towards the Gulf Coast. Nearly three weeks since Hurricane Ike made landfall, Party on the Plaza returns to Jones Plaza--in the heart of Houston's famous downtown theater district--for another season of live Latin music and with hopes of helping people in the area trying to move forward with their lives.
With its new season about to kick-off, long-time music promoter Michael Kobus, will turn Party on the Plaza into a Hurricane Ike Relief Fund Drive/Concert. A portion of the proceeds collected from the sale price of each Party on the Plaza ticket will go to the American Red Cross' Disaster Relief Fund, a fund that enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disasters.
"It is my goal to raise $10,000 through four concert performance set for October 7th, 14th, 21st & 22nd," Kobus stated in a phone interview. "There are so many families in Houston who still need help. When I decided to choose an organization to donate these proceeds to, I thought of the American Red Cross. They are the first to respond in times of disasters and I knew that every dollar we raised would help so many families."
"The Red Cross truly appreciates the support from Party on the Plaza fans. With so many people affected by not only this hurricane but by other disasters everyday, it's great to have the community come out to continue to support the Red Cross and come to the aid of those in need," commented Jennifer Lubrani, spokesperson for the American Red Cross.
Party on the Plaza's Tuesday night series will feature Tejano music super stars for only a $5 cover, and $4 of each ticket sold will go to the American Red Cross. To help Party on the Plaza music fans that have been affected directly by Hurricane Ike, there will be free admission from 5 to 7 p.m. only.
Also, new to this season's concert series is Party on the Plaza's sponsorship with SCION. This year, SCION will display several of their models on the concert grounds. Continuing sponsors include Southwest Airlines and LatinoAccess.com.
For more info please visit www.partyontheplaza.info or www.latinoaccess.com. Details can also be heard on Puro Tejano 980 AM and 105.3 FM.
About the Party on the Plaza
Party on the Plaza is Houston's most successful weekly Hispanic concert series of all times. Held in the heart of Houston's famous theater district in Downtown, Party on the Plaza features today's top performers in Latin music every Tuesday and Wednesday night in the spring, summer and fall. Party on the Plaza was established as an entertaining musical and cultural event to raise money for scholarship programs and local charities. To date, Party on the Plaza has raised over $350,000 for The Hispanic Scholarship Fund, The Texas Hispanic Peace Officers Association, The University of Houston Downtown, The Houston Salsa Dancers and other local Hispanic Charities. For more info, please contact MFC Network by calling 832-324-8074 or sending mail to P.O. Box 1595, Pasadena, TX 77595.
About the American Red Cross
All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year, disasters like the Hurricanes of 2008, by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcross.org.
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