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19th Annual Female Musicians Fighting Breast Cancer Benefit
It‘s been 18 consecutive years, since Ida Goeckel, a local female bass
player, and two time breast cancer survivor, founded and organized the first annual
Female Musicians Fighting Breast Cancer Benefit in 2003. Due to the COVID-19
pandemic, last year’s event was cancelled. The 19th Annual Female
Musicians Fighting Breast Cancer Benefit returns once again to raise awareness and
funds for Resource Center, the go-to support and information
center on the grounds of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. This resource
center, including info. for women affected by breast or gynecological cancers, provides a
central location to find reliable information about cancer diagnosis, treatment, clinical
trials, and survivorship. Patients and their support network can then learn to make
informed and confident choices and become better equipped to take an active role in their
care.
The event will occur on Sunday October 30th, 2022 at The Sportsmen’s Tavern
at 326 Amherst St., Buffalo, N.Y. Doors will open at 1:00 p.m. with four
local music artists, generously donating their time to perform from 1:30-5:30.p.m. This
year we are proud to showcase the female musicians who have been an
integral part of the WNY music scene. some for decades. As always, it will be another
amazing gathering of some of the best live music you will see/hear anywhere. First up will
be the amazing and talented Ladies First Jazz featuring Donna Delano-Kerr. They
will be followed by the entertaining performance of Stonehouse, featuring a veteran to the
mic, Marylou Saur. Our third featured group, an is amazing band creating a buzz with
rising popularity, Grosh, featuring Grace Lougen and Megan Brown.
Finally, the show would not be complete without the incomparable powerhouse vocals of
Diane Kallay and her band.
Prizes generously donated by local merchants and individuals will be in a basket
raffle throughout the show, and there will be at least one 50/50 split as well. Admission
to witness all this talent under one roof is just $10.00 both pre-sale and at the door. There
will be a cash bar and fine food served at the venue to enhance the experience.
This fundraiser, sanctioned by the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation and Team
Roswell, donates 100% of the proceeds to Roswell Park’s Resource
Center, located on the facility grounds in Buffalo,
N.Y. Please be advised that this event will follow any state mandated COVID-19
precautions, and we ask that you be mindful that some attendees are immunosuppressed.
This is the original music benefit to raise Breast Cancer Awareness and has spawned
similar events locally. The mission of this benefit is dedicated to the active self-advocacy,
informed choice, and empowerment of breast cancer patients/survivors.
For further information contact the FMFBC benefit founder and organizer, Ms.
Goeckel, at [email protected] and be sure to visit us on the web
site www.benefitFMFBC.org , as well as at
www.facebook.com/FemaleMusiciansFightingBreastCancer
Category: Community | Fundraisers
Price:
19th Annual Female Musicians Fighting Breast Cancer: USD 10.00
