Relief concert to take place at MUC Saturday
Acacia Moll
Issue date: 9/15/05 Section: News
Four area bands will come together in concert Saturday in the Meridian Ballroom of the Morris University Center to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
New Horizons and the SIUE Football Club are sponsoring the concert. The two organizations will donate half of the proceeds to the Red Cross for the Hurricane Katrina relief fund.
According to Learning Disability Specialist Jim Boyle, the fund-raising concert will "give SIUE the opportunity to display the core value of citizenship."
Disability Support Services Director Jane Floyd-Hendey agreed that the concert is an opportunity for students to participate in the relief effort.
"If students want to donate, this is a great way to do so," she said.
Tickets for the event are available for $5 in advance or $7 at the door. Showtime is set for 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 7 p.m.
The bands are 12 Summers Old, a Belleville punk, pop, and indie group; Rushmore Academy from St. Louis, whose members are into rock and punk; Nothing Still, also from St. Louis and offering an alternative rock and pop vibe; and Amnesty Letters from Greenville with alternative, Christian and pop sounds.
New Horizons consists of campus community members who have disabilities or who are interested in studying disabilities.
The SIUE Football Club has been around for three years and, like the Hockey Club, has been finding its own funding. It is open to all who wish to play.
The club's first game for this school year will be Saturday, Oct. 15, against the Central Illinois Cougars.
For more information on New Horizons, call Boyle at 650-2568 or President Amanda Watson at 650-1719. For more information on the SIUE Football Club, contact Jon Shumaker at (217) 246-1678 or joshuma@siue.edu.
New Horizons and the SIUE Football Club are sponsoring the concert. The two organizations will donate half of the proceeds to the Red Cross for the Hurricane Katrina relief fund.
According to Learning Disability Specialist Jim Boyle, the fund-raising concert will "give SIUE the opportunity to display the core value of citizenship."
Disability Support Services Director Jane Floyd-Hendey agreed that the concert is an opportunity for students to participate in the relief effort.
"If students want to donate, this is a great way to do so," she said.
Tickets for the event are available for $5 in advance or $7 at the door. Showtime is set for 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 7 p.m.
The bands are 12 Summers Old, a Belleville punk, pop, and indie group; Rushmore Academy from St. Louis, whose members are into rock and punk; Nothing Still, also from St. Louis and offering an alternative rock and pop vibe; and Amnesty Letters from Greenville with alternative, Christian and pop sounds.
New Horizons consists of campus community members who have disabilities or who are interested in studying disabilities.
The SIUE Football Club has been around for three years and, like the Hockey Club, has been finding its own funding. It is open to all who wish to play.
The club's first game for this school year will be Saturday, Oct. 15, against the Central Illinois Cougars.
For more information on New Horizons, call Boyle at 650-2568 or President Amanda Watson at 650-1719. For more information on the SIUE Football Club, contact Jon Shumaker at (217) 246-1678 or joshuma@siue.edu.
